The President of the Council of Ministers, Hannibal Torrespointed out that the police have neither the preparation nor the sufficient number of agents to control protests such as the one that took place this Tuesday, April 5, and which ended with excesses at the offices of the Public Ministry, the National Elections Jury and the Superior Court of Justice of Lima, among others.
In statements to Blu Radio of Colombia, the prime minister commented on the lack of capacity of law enforcement officials to contain the protesters and the criminals who caused damage to public and private property.
“Our police, it must be recognized, do not exist in sufficient numbers. On the other hand, his preparation, we also recognize, is deficient “he pointed.
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“I’m just giving an example, the media here abroad have also seen that seven police officers cannot arrest a person”he added.
Aníbal Torres reiterated that the mandatory social immobilization order issued on Monday and to be complied with throughout Tuesday the 5th responds to intelligence information they received about alleged movements that were going to attack the city.
“Already in the afternoon when things calmed down during the day, those pretensions of causing this destruction were dissolving. We let the population out, let a mobilization come out that was scheduled, it came out but the infiltrators are not lacking and they are the ones who caused the damage yesterday”detailed the premier.
