Despite the facts violent against agents of the National Police in recent days, the homicides of uniformed have been reduced by 34% in 2024, compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, in relation to 2022, the reduction in these cases was 25%.
So far this year fifteen agents have been finishedsaid District Attorney Rosalba Ramos, eight fewer than the 23 who fell into the hands of criminals in 2023.
In turn, in 2022, twenty members of that institution were finished.
The representative of Public Ministry highlighted the need for there to be a legislation to punish these cases more severe.
“I hope there is a legislation that aggravates this type of problem, because anyone who kills a police officer, and especially in the exercise of his duty, is something very worrying,” he said.
Prosecutor Ramos reiterated that the deaths of agents in service constitute a painful tragedybecause these are people at the disposal of the security national and public order.
Tolerance zero
Along these lines, the Interior and Police warned that it will not tolerate crime threatening any police officer and guaranteed that all those responsible for the crimes will be brought to justice. homicides of members of the law enforcement institution.
Furthermore, the head of the organization, Faride Raful, regretted the deaths of the agents at the hands of antisocial while they performed their duties.
The official also expressed her condolences to the families who lost their loved ones. He assured that the National Police has expressed its solidarity with them.
Raful warned that the operational Guarantee of Peace, to stop the unrest social, implemented three months ago by the Joint Task Forces.
He explained that, although this scourge fluctuates, especially in Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo, in general, it has decreased by 25 percent. He called on the population to contribute to the security.
“We call on you to please respect the laws of coexistencewithout attack the peace of our neighbors, to avoid conflicts that get out of hand and end in fatal situations. “What we want is to save lives and live with others,” he said.
For his part, the head of the National Police (PN), Ramón Guzmán Peralta, expressed that as an institution they regret these crimes and external condolences for the relatives of the deceased.
“We always regret these types of events and these types of cases; the police career is one of the most exposed in the world,” he said.
This week there have been several deaths of police and military personnel that highlight a problem that calls on the authorities to investigate, while at the same time causing society to mourn. Police Sergeant Major Eddy Calcaño Castillo, a member of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Dicrim), was shot dead in Baní on Saturday while trying to stop what appeared to be an armed robbery. Likewise, the second lieutenant of the Air Force, Junior Reyes Chalas, fell during an alleged assault in the Hainamosa sector, in Santo Domingo Este. These deaths add to the list of incidents that have been reported throughout the year.
