The Minister of Justice, Walter Martínez, announced that the initiative to financially support the daughter of the singer murdered during the demonstrations against José Jerí was approved in a session of the Council of Ministers. This measure will also reach those who were injured in the protests.
“The issuance of a ministerial resolution has been approved that creates a multi-sector working group that will be in charge of a proposal for an Emergency Decree to provide financial support to the family of the deceased and also to the injured.”
On the other hand, he pointed out that the right to defense is guaranteed, both for the protesters and the injured.
THE POLICE WAS ORDERED NOT TO USE WEAPONS
For his part, the Minister of the Interior, Vicente Tiburcio, assured that the Police were ordered not to use weapons during the protest that ended with the murder of Eduardo Ruiz.
“The Police, according to the provisions that were given, have had to go out to carry out accompaniment work, without the use of firearms,” he said.
“We have had an intervention staff in case of flagrante delicto. We have carried out all the planning, but yesterday this event occurred, definitely isolated from all the planning that was done to accompany, to ensure the integrity of the citizens,” he began.
“In the afternoon, I learned that they had identified the non-commissioned officer who used his firearm, belonging to the Dirincri Kidnapping Unit. The investigative procedures have been immediately carried out and the arrest has been reported and is being carried out under the direction of the Public Ministry,” he explained.
“Here we are going to take measures that have to be well understood in the internal part of our Police. When the provisions are given and there is planning, they have to be complied with. Responsibilities are being established in the high command also who have had command. I would not want to advance judgment,” he emphasized.
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