After the protest by a large sector of motorcyclists in Bogotá and a meeting between their representatives and the Mayor’s Officeit was determined, in the security council this Tuesday, to include three exceptions to the measure of restricting the mobility of motorcycle grillers on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 7 at night and 4 in the morning.
(Mayor’s Office will put barbecue restriction in Bogotá in these three days).
Among the agreements is to evaluate the effectiveness of the measure on a monthly basis and contemplate the possibility of withdrawing it in the event that the security situation improves, create biker fronts to report suspicious events and help monitor critical areas.
In addition, five exceptions to the rule will be established so that people with specific tasks can transport barbecue within the restricted hours: surveillance and private security personnel, emergency care personnel, the insured; the chosen drivers and the transport of people with disabilities will be able to circulate but they must identify their helmet and vest, not only with the motorcycle license plate, but also with the name of the exception to which they benefit.
“With the Metropolitan Police we have evaluated the situation we are in. Terrorism and criminality have Bogotá as a target, this has been confirmed by the authorities and the Ministry of Defense”, Claudia López said after the security council that was held on Tuesday morning, in which the Secretary of Security, Aníbal Fernández de Soto, also participated.
(Bogotá prohibits the barbecue on a motorcycle from home).
The mayor confirmed that in order to take care of Bogotá in the midst of the terrorist threat it is experiencing, it is necessary to continue with the measures that had been in place since last week. In this way, she confirmed that the decision to restrict the mobility of barbecue grills will be maintained.
Likewise, the mayor pointed out that “Putting ourselves in the shoes of those who use motorcycles, we are only asking that three nights a week there be no barbecue in the city.”
López asked the motorcyclists not to make blockades that affect the mobility of the city and reminded them of the importance of having a visible identification in helmet and clothing, and comply with the barbecue restriction as a tool to reduce crime rates in Bogotá.
OTHER SECURITY MEASURES OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
Faced with the growing wave of crime in the country’s capital and the last two terrorist events that occurred in March, both the Mayor’s Office and the National Government took on the task of implementing a package of 10 security measures for the new challenges facing Bogotá.
(The people most wanted by the Police in Bogotá).
In this way, the mayor recalled the five measures that were taken by the
national authorities to contain “the national security threat”:
– Assignment of 1,000 more policemen for the city.
– 120 intelligence men to investigate terrorist acts.
– Formation of mixed army and police teams to guard the entrances
and out of town.
– Reward of 5,000 million pesos to capture alias ‘John Mechas’,
leader of the 33rd front of the Farc dissidents.
– Increase of 160 police officers for the town of Ciudad Bolívar, where
presented terrorist acts in recent weeks.
Likewise, López explained the five citizen contribution measures,
essential for the security of Bogotá:
– Commercial establishments that have night operation Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, they must be linked to a security front so that they can
timely report fights, fights, and contribute to the prevention of
conflicts.
– Restriction of noise and crowds in parks from 10 at night.
– Closure of clubs that use their business name to be speakeasies.
– Peak and plate extended for private vehicles in order to have better
mobility and reduce road accidents, which frees the police to
address other priority security issues.
– Barbecue restriction on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in a schedule of
7:00 at night to 4:00 in the morning.
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With information from ET
