The Governor of the Metropolitan Region, claudio orregoaddressed this Friday the public security crisis that our country has been facing in recent weeks.
in conversation with mira schindler in the program “To Bread Bread” of The Radio Counter, The regional authority indicated that “we are experiencing the most serious moment in terms of security that I can remember in Santiago and in the country, and it has to do with three phenomena: the enormous number of serious crimes (homicides), the indiscriminate use of weapons of fire in any crime and the presence of groups organized in an inter-communal way”.
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Governor Orrego also pointed out his concern about the lack of agreement on the Arms Control Law “we have never had a political will and an understanding of how to make a proper arms control system.”
fight crime
Orrego also pointed out that in the fight against crime there is a “big difference between the left and the right, and that is that sectors of the left have a huge complex on security issues.”
However, he also criticized the right, since for him they occupy crime and security as part of their agenda, but the results are different in reality. “The results of the two governments of President Piñera are quite bad.”
“In Chile we have lacked a more state perspective on security and I believe that one of those responsible has been the right wing that has systematically used this issue as ammunition for a political campaign,” he added.
Likewise, he specified that the right has a simplistic view of security, assuring that they believe that this crisis will be resolved with a greater police presence. “One does not solve the problems of a territory that way,” he said.
Exception status
When asked about the idea of installing a State of Exception in the Metropolitan region, the governor indicated that it is a measure that “cannot be ruled out” arguing that it is not what the public believes, “The State of Exception allows you to use equipment of the Armed Forces”.
Although the regional authority is aware that the Armed Forces do not have training to control public order, but “if you have a situation in which the rule of law is being diluted, you need to collect all the legal weapons and equipment they have “.
The key for Orrego is to analyze whether or not the State of Exception worked in both the north and the south.
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