The National Security Council (Cosena) was held in the La Moneda Palace with authorities from the three powers of the State. Before starting, a minute of silence was held for the victims of the fires. The president expressed that “from the State, all its institutions have a single vision and we are a single body to energetically and decisively confront delinquency and organized crime. “We are not going to allow organized crime to become normalized, established or consolidated in our country.” Carolina Tohá, Minister of the Interior, indicated that at the meeting “the issue of the presence of the Armed Forces in urban areas and large cities in general was discussed. The transversal opinions are that working within the neighborhoods in direct friction with the population, in the middle of places where conflicts linked to coexistence and also the development of crimes occur, is not the most appropriate.”
Santiago. 05/02/2024. This Monday, the President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, led the National Security Council (Cosena) in the La Moneda palace, a consulting body on matters related to national security, which was summoned to face the security crisis that the country is going through. country and the implementation of the constitutional reform for the Protection of the Country’s Critical Infrastructure.
The president of the Senate, Juan Antonio Coloma, participated in the meeting; the president of the Supreme Court, Ricardo Blanco; the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Ricardo Cifuentes; the Comptroller General of the Republic (s), Dorothy Pérez; the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Carolina Tohá; the Minister of National Defense, Maya Fernández; the Commanders in Chief of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Javier Iturriaga, Hugo Rodríguez and Juan Andrés De La Maza; the General Director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez; the General Director of the PDI, Sergio Muñoz; the Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve; and the Undersecretary of Defense, Ricardo Montero.
After the meeting, President Gabriel Boric addressed the tone of what was discussed. “I have asked the Council for its expert opinion on the best way to implement the constitutional reform for the protection of our country’s critical infrastructure, which was approved a year ago. And just as they have been guarding our borders, particularly the northern border, for almost a year, with this law the Armed Forces will be able, in exceptional circumstances, to protect those facilities that provide essential services to our society, as well as the perimeters. around these and the protection of the people who circulate through them daily,” he explained.
And he added that “they have shared opinions and proposals with me regarding this specific matter. And these opinions are very important to be able to provide our Government with the necessary and precise information to be able to carry out the best actions that can meet the objectives that all Chileans share, which is to provide greater security to our citizens. In addition, we have established very specific tasks that are not relevant to detail. “To close gaps in security and quickly make a proposal to the various institutions present that will improve coordination in the fight against crime.”
Furthermore, the president stressed that “from the State, all its institutions have a single vision and we are a single body to energetically and decisively confront delinquency and organized crime. “We are not going to allow organized crime to become normalized, established or consolidated in our country.”
And he added that “we have taken a step forward, because from a Government strategy, we will move to a State strategy with all the institutions and society involved. Without any type of complex, I will occupy all the instances empowered by the Constitution and the laws to face this tremendous challenge that is a priority for you, Chileans.”
Meanwhile, the Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, said that the minutes of the meeting will be published with the interventions and contributions of all those present.
Regarding some of the topics discussed, he referred to the limits of the use of force. “A problem that exists in Chile is that the rules for the use of force do not have legal status and on that the table had complete agreement. We all agree that in Chile there must be rules for the use of force with legal status and there are no differences in that, on the contrary, there is a common vision. Secondly, the issue of the presence of the Armed Forces in urban areas and large cities in general was also discussed. The transversal opinions are that working within the neighborhoods in direct friction with the population, in the middle of places where conflicts linked to coexistence and also the development of crimes occur, is not the most appropriate,” he explained. he.
He highlighted that “for the contribution that the Armed Forces can make. On the other hand, there are other more specific tasks where they can contribute, for example, guarding the perimeters of critical infrastructure or creating perimeters around police tasks.”
Furthermore, Tohá pointed out that “we share as an Executive that each measure, each legislation that we incorporate by itself is not enough. It is a comprehensive strategy, which is required and in that sense these regulations, intelligence and rules for the use of force, which are projects promoted by the Executive, are an essential part that complements other actions, such as critical infrastructure.”
Photo: Presidency Press.
2024-02-11 13:58:17
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