About twenty presidents of the neighborhood council of the city of Tacna spoke out this Thursday against the actions of the government of President Dina Boluarte Zegarra to expand the Challapalca prison, in order to house highly dangerous criminals, mainly extortionists who They devastate Lima.
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The press conference to issue said statement took place at 10 a.m. at the communal premises of the Vigil neighborhood council.
Security of the region at risk
The president of the Almirante Grau neighborhood council Antonio Chambilla Arias explained that Tacna is a peaceful city, therefore the national authorities are doing wrong in transferring criminals and people from their environment to this region, putting the safety of 380,000 inhabitants at risk.
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“We are not going to allow it, I call on all the authorities and all the unions to call ourselves and participate in a strike, to the transporters, to the lawyers, to the teachers, to everyone; The fight begins now,” said the leader.
Tacna would die economically
For her part, the president of the JV Ciudad de Dios Rosario Vásquez Gonzáles indicated that with the expansion of the Challapalca prison and the increase in highly dangerous prisoners, their relatives and accomplices in the region, “Tacna would die economically since insecurity would scare away tourists and potential investors.”
The leaders maintained that this problem affects not only Tacna but also Puno and Moquegua, which is why they called on their authorities to join a joint protest action in order to not allow today’s children to suffer insecurity in the future. from Lima or northern Peru.
