The Minister of the Interior, Louis Albert Heberapologized for his statements at a campaign event for the No to the repeal of 135 articles of the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) in which they heard Fireworks. The hierarch had mentioned that the noises They were similar to the situation that exists in some neighborhoods, in reference to gunshots. this thursday i say that the comment was “very unfortunate”.
“It may have been misunderstood” or “it was used in a bad way”, recognized the hierarch this Thursday at a press conference.
“I really do not want this to be interpreted as joking around situations that are very difficult for many Uruguayans and especially for the police, who face crime every day and risk their lives,” said the minister.
He added: “They were not correct, my words were unfortunate (…) If that was misunderstood, I apologize for the case.” He noted that the “purpose” was “just to calm things down a little bit.”
Leaders of the National Party who participated in that act for the No also made some comments about the similarity between the sound of fireworks and bombs, “Don’t drop bombs (…) They confuse me, because that’s how some neighborhoods are”said Heber then.
The event took place at the Curva de Maroñas Belloni Interchange in Montevideo.
