09/29/2020 - 8:31
Clarín.com
Police
The atrocious crime of the Federal Police inspector in broad daylight, a few meters from the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA) once again called into question the actions of the forces and the legal tools they have to repel an attack.
And within that framework, the Buenos Aires government asked for greater permits for the troops in those cases.
"All the police officers who came to the scene acted professionally, taking care of third parties and shooting at the floor to intimidate him, because
if he had shot the body directly, today Roldán would be in prison,
" said Marcelo D'Alessandro, Secretary of Security from the city.
Inspector Juan Roldán, a member of the Mounted Police, died on Monday afternoon after being stabbed by a man at a time when he and a comrade in the force tried to persuade him to lay down his weapon.
The attacker, identified as Rodrigo Roza, died at dawn on Tuesday.
"I believe that the death of Roldán should question us regarding
what tools are given to the Police to act
in certain situations," said D'Alessandro in statements to radio
Miter.
The official recalled that "last year, an officer wanted to disarm a person who had a knife with a kick; the person ended up falling, died, and that officer is today on trial for simple homicide."
"We are still discussing whether the Taser gun is a valid tool or not," added D'Alessandro, referring to the use of those electric shock weapons that the City was going to start using but whose authorization the Alberto Fernández government repealed in December. past.
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