Sergio Berni warns that insecurity will continue to grow "because the crisis is equal to or worse than that of 2001"

07/30/2020 - 13:50

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The Buenos Aires Minister of Security, Sergio Berni, predicted this Thursday a growth of insecurity in the coming months because "the crisis (of the coronavirus) is equal to or worse than that of 2001."

" Obviously, insecurity is growing as the quarantine is relaxed, which had put it on pause. Since it touched its floor in late April, it began to recover the usual rhythm, although now we are 20 or 25 percent below the levels annual ", analyzed Berni.

And he anticipated a negative outlook for the post pandemic: "It is not only going to recover but it is going to get worse, because we are facing an economic and social crisis as deep as that of 2001. "

Asked on CNN Radio about the measures that the State must take to contain crimes, the controversial provincial official assured that "the paradigm must be changed" since Argentina "tries to solve the same problems always in the same way."

On the rumors of resignation due to differences with the security authorities at the national level, especially Minister Sabina Frederic, Berni affirmed that "what matters is what the governor thinks" Axel Kicillof.

" If his gaze were different, I would not be sitting here. If I am his minister, it is because he thinks that this is the path by which we must travel," he said.

And he pointed out against those who criticize his management style: "It is one thing to be on the street, to understand people, to listen to them, to know what is happening in the neighborhood, to understand how drug trafficking is related ... Some are more comfortable at a desk and they prefer not to know what's going on. I get up at 5 in the morning and I'm on the street. That is closer to reality. "

Finally, the minister referred to the arrival of federal forces to control the quarantine in Buenos Aires territory and asked "that they stay for a long time."

"Hopefully they stay once it can be normalized. The government's commitment is to replace the number of police that we have out of order by Covid. Today there are almost 4,000 inactive police officers ," he said.

Do people trust the federal forces more than the Buenos Aires? "It is a valid assessment. One of the main missions that we have is to separate the chaff from the wheat. We all know that drug trafficking has grown in its ties with the entire Police. The last 10,000 policemen who entered Bonaerense did so as an exit labor and not with a vocation for service. That brings drawbacks, "he closed.

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