In the midst of the controversy within the Government due to the questions of the vice president,
Victoria Villarruel
, to the initiative that the Armed Forces have powers to participate in the fight against drug trafficking, the Minister of Security,
Patricia Bullrich
, responded to the criticism , assured that she is willing to
"give the debate" with the head of the Senate
and demanded to look "to the future."
Bullrich, who presented this Thursday with Defense Minister Luis Petri the modifications to the Internal Security Law, warned that he understands
Villarruel's "concern"
about the sentences of the soldiers who were part of what she called the "fight against terrorism." ", but he distanced himself by pointing out that what is being discussed about the past are "
the methods that the State used
to combat terrorism."
"It is a debate that I am willing to have with the Vice President. We are going to discuss what happened at that moment, and if we are going to take that part of history or if we are going to turn that part around and analyze the future of these Armed Forces" , remarked the national official in an interview with radio
Miter.
And along those lines, he added: "If the fact of having participated in that stage of history causes us to remain paralyzed at that moment... I understand it, I understand your concern, but
the country has to be able to get out of its wounds and move towards the future
and the Armed Forces today are an integral part of our democracy.
Vice President Victoria Villarruel marked differences with several government policies.
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Bullrich insisted on marking the differences with the head of the Senate and stressed that "what is being discussed regarding the past is not only having participated in acts of combating terrorism, but also what were the methods that the State used to combat terrorism." .
"It is clear that it is a moment in history that we all know, that
the military is afraid of
, but we must overcome the fears that we have had in Argentina," concluded the head of the Security portfolio.
Villarruel, who had already questioned the initiative for the Armed Forces to participate in the fight against drug trafficking, repeated his questions in an interview with TN.
"
The function of the Armed Forces is not to fight civilians
, I think it was clear with the issue of the '70s. The drug trafficker is a civilian for the law," said the Vice President.
In that sense, he insisted: "In the '70s terrorism was fought and
where are those who fought it. Prisoners
."
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In an interview with TN, the vice president was asked if she agreed on the issue and she was blunt.
"No. Because the function of the Armed Forces is not to combat civilians. I think it was clear with the issue of the '70s. The drug trafficker is a civilian for the Law," she said.
In insisting on that position, he pointed out that "a democratic government had given an order and then those State agents were indicted and today you have people paying more serious prison sentences than those paid at the time (the dictators, Rafael) Videla or ( Emilio) Massera," said the vice president.
Villarruel stated in this sense that if "the State gives an order then it has to take charge."
The vice president also admitted that she had already discussed this issue with Minister Petri.
Before responding to Villarruel's questions, Bullrich had given some details of this new role that they intend for the Armed Forces.
"What we add is when the conflict hypothesis is terrorism, the Armed Forces could fulfill an operational support role, they could participate in control operations, lockout, or detain people in flagrante delicto," he said.
According to him, the new powers for the Armed Forces will be made formal with a regulatory decree.
That is another aspect that the forces, who are waiting for a modification to the law, question.