In the midst of the wave of drug violence that is hitting Rosario, the Minister of Security,
Patricia Bullrich
, announced this Wednesday the new regulations for the use of weapons by federal forces, which gives
more freedom to agents to shoot
in case of situations that they consider dangerous.
In a press conference, the national official justified the new provisions by pointing out on more than one occasion that she does not want
"a
new Chocobar case"
where the agents who, as she stated, are "doing their duty" are judged.
"How is the use of weapons? When there is an imminent danger of death of the agent himself or of citizens who are in danger from an attack by delinquents, criminals, gangsters or drug traffickers. To prevent the commission of a crime, when this crime is particularly serious and puts people's physical integrity at risk," Bullrich said.
The new regulation, according to the official, states that agents may use their weapons "
to arrest a criminal
when he resists authority or
to prevent him from escaping
."
In that sense, he added: "It is important because it is always suggested that the crime ends the moment the criminal apparently escapes, but that is not what our background code and the penal code say, and it is clear that the action requires forces to
prevent the escape of criminals because it implies danger to society if the criminal escapes
."
Bullrich pointed out that they may also use weapons "to maintain security and order when the physical integrity or life of people who are in custody or detained is in danger," and gave as an example the cases of escape attempts in a prison. or during a trial.
The minister also specified that "agents must always identify themselves as such," but confirmed that "there is an exception":
"There are times when if the agent makes himself known, he puts his life and that of third parties at risk."
"If you are surrounded by a group of drug traffickers or criminals, and you stop, you can make your position known. Then, the criminals know where the stop is coming from and they kill the agent of any of the forces," he explained.
And he continued: "This exception is in all weapons regulations in the world. Making one's position known when an agent is surrounded by criminals is giving the agent the death penalty, and can put his life and that of citizens who are in danger at risk. that situation. The same when there is a numerical or tactical disadvantage, because you can really suffer the consequences."
News in development.