Between this Thursday, April 28, 2022, when it is one year since the national strike of 2021, until next Sunday May 1, the International Workers Day, Colombia will experience several days of demonstrations.
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Faced with the conference, the authorities have assured that they are attentive to providing the necessary support. In the case of National Police, General Jorge Luis Vargas confirmed that the members of the institution are in first grade enlistment.
“There are more than 4,700 trained police officers who were deployed throughout the national territory, as well as the Available Forces, more than 15,000 police officers with crowd control capabilities were also distributed in different areas of the country.”, he pointed out.
It was also available aircraft, drones and cameras to support the monitoring of each activity and in the event of disturbances of public order, have the evidence to prosecute those involved.
For Bogota, The District and the Police will deploy a team of 455 dialogue and coexistence managers and representatives of the Public Ministry to minimize the possibility of violent acts occurring, and there will be a team of 4,000 uniformed personnel.
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And special protection will be made to public transport structures to guarantee mobility.
As for the sites of concentration of marches in capital, the following 25 points are known:
– National Pedagogical University (Sitting and march): 10 am
– Javeriana University (Plantón): 1 pm
– Carrera 50 with Calle 3 (Cultural event): 7 am
– El Pórtico Park (Calle 145 #100 A) (March): 8 am
– Bolivar City House of Culture: 8 am
– Plaza de Bolívar (March): 8 am
– Carrera 10 with calle 27 sur (Cultural event with claims): 9 am
– Plazoleta Fundacional Bosa (Cultural event with claims): 9 am
– Bridge of Dignity (Plantón): 9 am
– Superintendency of Companies (Plantón): 9 am
– Foreign Ministry (Calle 10 #5-51) (Sitting): 9 am
– University College of Cundinamarca (March): 9:30 am
– La Marichuela Public Library Square (Usme) (Cultural event with claims): 10 am
– Banderas Monument (March): 10 am
– Attorney General’s Office (Plantón): 10 am
– National Park (March): 11 am
– Hippies Park (March): 11 am
– Guillermo León Valencia School (Plantón): 1 pm
– National University – 26th Street Exit (Community Pot): 1 pm
– District University Technological Headquarters (Plantón): 2 pm
– Central Park of Fontibón (Caravan): 2 pm
– Portal Américas – El Tintal roundabout (Plantón): no set time
– Monument to Los Héroes (Cultural event with claims): no set time
– Puerta del Sol Bridge: (Calle 80 con 102) (Cultural event): no set time
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In calli, There will be accompaniment by the Public Force, but there is, so far, a commitment to zero blockades.
There will be 1,100 men from the National Army to support security throughout Valle del Cauca and 2,400 additional police officers in the capital alone.
Cali was the city hardest hit by the 2021 strike, with 33 blockades.
In Medellin, there is knowledge about presumed violent infiltrations in the demonstrations, statements that have been rejected by the authorities.
A massive demonstration is expected that will start around 9 in the morning from the Park of Desires.
Bucaramanga, Cartagena and Barranquilla They had police officers to monitor the day despite the fact that there are no signs of citizen mobilizations.
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