The reform initiative was proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum and consists of modifying only that constitutional article, but once it comes into force a period of 90 calendar days begins to run for the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection to carry out regulatory harmonization. of the corresponding legal instruments.
If the initiative is approved, the SSPC will now have to coordinate and direct the National Public Security Strategy, in addition to assisting the President of the Republic in the exercise of national security functions.
It will also be responsible for coordinating the National Intelligence System in matters of public security, in the terms established by law, and may coordinate collaborative actions of the three levels of government.
In addition, you may request information from State institutions and agencies for the identification and clarification of facts that allegedly constitute crimes.
The deputies decided to expressly process the ruling, so only one deputy per parliamentary group established a position and they immediately voted, without debate.
On behalf of the National Action Party (PAN), deputy Fernando Torres Graciano recalled that at the beginning of the last six-year term they voted in favor of the creation of the National Guard.
“We gave a vote of confidence to the National Guard because the Executive had the possibility and the right to organize. We saw that it did not work, however we are going to go in favor, to support this issue that is the concern of the citizens.
“Today is not a vote of confidence, today is a vote of demand, we demand results because it is what the people want,” he stated.
