Defense Minister Iván Velásquez thanked General Henry Sanabria, outgoing director of the National Police, for his services at the head of the institution, at the time he assured that this was a personal decision of the officer.
Although he recognized his work, He stated that complaints from uniformed officers were heard about the invitation they were given to participate in religious activitieswhich, he indicated, they were not exactly formulated by the generalbut whose current of opinion was growing and affected the Police.
“We talked and the institutional man understood that it was convenient to request his retirement. We talked about this whole situation and then it emerged from the conversation that the appropriate thing to do is to retire from the leadership, which naturally implies retiring from the National Police,” said the official.
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Likewise, he assured that in relation to everything that happened around the religious beliefs in which General Sanabria was immersed, He expressed that he would not assume a criticism about it.
Velásquez highlighted the contribution made by General Henry Sanabria during his time at the head of the institution.
“He was a good director who accompanied us in these eight months to carry out, even, purification acts within the National Police, with his help, with his knowledge, ”explained the head of the portfolio.
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In addition, the minister, who describes the former director of the institution as an “institutional man”, He assured that he is grateful to him.
“It was not an act of courtesy but of sincerity, because General Sanabria contributed a lot“, accurate.
