In order to guarantee the safety of candidate Rodolfo Hernández after receiving threats against him, The number of officials of the Candidate’s Protection Directorate will be increased with a view to protecting his life, that of his family and the members of the campaign team.
The director of the National Police Jorge Luis Vargas made it clear that eight points were established that are aimed at ensuring the integrity of the candidate Rodolfo Hernández, and for that, a special protection group was formed with the Prosecutor’s Office whose purpose is to reinforce the candidate’s security.
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The head of the Colombian Police pointed out, “personally we have given instructions to the Directorate of Protection in several matters, the first has to do with the increase in the number of officials, since we received the first information There was direct connection with police authorities and the security service in the United States to maintain the close security of candidate Rodolfo Hernández, as required in such a situation.”
Likewise, the director added, “with the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, criminal news was opened through the Directorate of Protection in such a way that teams from the Office of the Attorney General and the Police are expanding verifying the information regarding the security of the candidate Rodolfo Hernández, in the same way, in the places and in the facilities the security of the candidate was also extended”.
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Any displacement of the candidate at the national level, From the Unified Command Post of the Protection Directorate, the safety of the candidate, his family and close members will be constantly monitored where you have an event of this electoral moment in the country.
Finally, the director of the National Police pointed out that the instructions of the President of the Republic regarding to the security of any candidate is to guarantee security with all institutional measures and capacities.
