The president also clarified that the police who worked in the administrative area will come out to patrol the streets and schools.

This afternoon, the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarteannounced the opening of 16 new police academies in different regions of Peru, so that citizens can address the said centers and reinforce the actions of the National Police of Peru (PNP).

As part of the closing of the first decentralized ordinary session of the National Citizen Security Council (Conasec)the Head of State indicated that citizens of the jungle, the coast and the mountains, the north, the center and the south of the country will be able to apply for these new schools for police officers.

“OUR National GendarmerieIt is for all bloods and will be reinforced with new students, women and men. We must strengthen our police institution,” the Peruvian president said.

Likewise, Boluarte acknowledged that the National Police It’s been abandoned for a long time. For this reason, he stressed that his administration is committed to changing this situation. In this sense, the President called on the country’s other institutions, such as the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the INPE, to work on the prevention of delinquency and to carry out work in coordination with the National Police.

“The national prosecutor said that certain resources or a budget were missing to be able to move forward with the work. We will have a meeting with our Minister of Economy and Finance to see this possibility,” said the head of state.

Likewise, Boluarte urged the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) schedule permanent requisitions in prisons. Likewise, he said that it is also essential to reformulate the Penal Code to fight crime. “I think that here it is very important that with the authorities of the Judiciary and the judicial system we see this reformulation of our Penal Code”, declared the Head of State.

The National Council for Citizen Security (Conasec) proposed on Wednesday to delegate to the executive power the power to legislate in matters of public order.
The National Council for Citizen Security (Conasec) proposed on Wednesday to delegate to the executive power the power to legislate in matters of public order.

In addition, the President pointed out that the authorities gathered in the Conasec They are there to uphold law, order, justice and the coordinated work of all state institutions. “Just as we say frontal fight against corruption, from here we mean zero tolerance for violence, zero tolerance for organized crime. Peru wants to live in peace, it wants to work and the country wants to develop,” he stressed.

For his part, he head of the Interior Ministry, Vicente Romerodrew up a plan to combat common crime more effectively, stating that since last week more than 3,000 police officers have been deployed in Lima, and a similar number inside the country, who are dedicated to carrying out operations against the theft of mobile phones, wallets and wallets in strategic areas of the city.

The initiative includes a series of joint operations between the PNP and municipalities to intervene in illegal markets with the aim of eradicating the illegal mobile phone trade and stolen auto parts.

Regarding the fight against organized crime, Romero announced the establishment of four special investigation brigades in Lima Sur, Lima Norte, Lima Este and Lima Centro. Joint operations between the National Police and the National Migration Superintendency for the verification and control of migrants in areas with a high presence of foreign citizens.

During his presentation, the Minister of the Interior pointed out that one of the pillars of his management will be to strengthen the police intelligence. To take advantage of this, the upcoming inauguration of eight macro-regional intelligence centers in Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Áncash, Junín, Ica, Arequipa and Cusco has been announced.

In this sense, it was also pointed out that a geoportal will be put into operation for the Intelligence Directorate (Dirin) of the National Police for targeted patrols, detailed intelligence analysis and high caliber case investigations.

He also pointed out that thanks to Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)107 police stations across the country will be equipped with new IT equipment, including computers, printers, closed-circuit systems and biometric readers.

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