Victor Ballinas
Newspaper La Jornada
Monday, September 19, 2022, p. 5
Yesterday afternoon, the Constitutional Points and Second Legislative Studies commissions of the Senate distributed the opinion of the minute that extends the permanence of the armed forces in public security tasks for four more years (until 2028), without any change.
The president of the Commission on Constitutional Points, Eduardo Ramírez from Moreno, explained that the draft opinion was circulated with senators who are members of these commissions to comply with the regulations, that is, that it be published and delivered to the senators 24 hours before the dictation.
Ramirez declared to the day that this Monday afternoon it will be approved by a majority in commissions, with the votes of Morena and its allies PVEM, PT and PES.
At night, the president of the Political Coordination Board and coordinator of Morena, Ricardo Monreal, in a video that he posted on his social networks, stated that “the negotiations with the parliamentary opposition groups PAN, PRI, MC and PRD have been intense in the last hours, even, I have met with federal officials, but until now – at 7:00 p.m. yesterday – there is no consensus that allows anticipating that the minutes will be endorsed.
He added that The conversations with the groups of the so-called Containment Front will continue for the next few hours, but until now, these parties are in a position that does not allow changes to their positions
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On the other hand, it transpired in San Lázaro that in the meeting held by the Secretary of the Interior, Adán Augusto López Hernández, with the group of Morenista deputies last Thursday, he anticipated: If the constitutional reform to the fifth transitory of the Constitution regarding the National Guard is approved in the Chamber of Deputies, take it for granted in the Senate
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In addition, López Hernández asked the deputies that beyond the origin of the reform Morena has to think about the 4T project
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Uncertainty
However, Ramírez stated that At this time it is difficult to be certain that it will be approved in plenary, because two thirds of the votes of the senators present are required, and the parliamentary groups of PAN, MC and PRD have already stated that they will not endorse the reform, and the PRI, although it is divided, the majority will vote against the extension for four more years of the permanence of the armed forces in public security tasks
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In the opinion that the legislative commissions circulated yesterday, it is underlined: The Commissions of Constitutional Points and Second Legislative Studies conclude that it is convenient to approve in its terms the minute that contains the draft decree to amend and add the fifth transitory of the decree by which various provisions of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, regarding the National Guard
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In the document they indicate that We agree on the need to extend the deadline for the consolidation of the National Guard and the security bodies of the states and municipalities, and while this happens, we consider it essential that the country’s armed forces continue to support security efforts. , with special emphasis on respect for the human rights of indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities and peoples
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The opinion insists that We, the members of the Constitutional Points and Second Legislative Studies commissions, are convinced that extending the term so that the person in charge of the federal Executive can dispose of the armed force, as well as improving the model of accountability accounts before Congress and reinforce respect for the rights of indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities and peoples, will decisively contribute to consolidating institutions, but above all to strengthening the governance of the country for the benefit of the entire population
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