Colombia's Next President Bets First on Urban Security
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The president-elect announces the formation of “defense” groups in cities plagued by insecurity. The left rejects the measure for its “anachronism”
In a trine from his X account, President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella announced that on August 7, the day of his tenure as President of Colombia, he will sign a decree to create a “Defense Block for Urban Security.” With the measure, he says, he will seek to dictate “effective and consistent measures” to deal with crimes such as extortion, robbery and homicide in the main cities of the country. This decree is within the package of 90 administr…
Bogotá. In the midst of accusations of corruption and threats against his opponents to take them to prison, the ultra-right-wing president-elect of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, also announced the creation of urban commands to repress and prosecute social protest. Never before has a transition or connection between outgoing and incoming governments been as traumatic as Colombia is experiencing today; the ultra-rightist, Abelardo de la Espr…
The President-elect of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, will begin his government with "the largest urban security operation" to combat extortion and hit man. Experts consulted by Sputnik pointed out that the actions of these criminal gangs "were out of control," but can be resolved "without militarizing cities."
Colombia's Mayors back De la Espriella's anti-crime crackdown
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella said he will sign a decree on Aug. 7, the day he is sworn into office, creating special “Urban Security Defense Blocs” in the country’s largest cities as part of a sweeping security crackdown and a broader shift away from the outgoing government’s security strategy. De la Espriella, who campaigned on restoring order through a hardline approach to crime and armed groups, said the decree would la…
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