The Minister of National Defense, Sandra Lazodefended the cooperation that is expected between the Armed Forces and the National Policeafter the Minister of the Interior, Carlos Negro, announced in Parliament that National Army vehicles will patrol the most dangerous neighborhoods together with police.
The announcement was celebrated by a large part of the opposition, which – in any case – He warned that this was a “180 degree turn”. From the Broad Front, meanwhile, They insisted that this is logistical support to the Police, who will be the ones who will lead the operations.
Lazo noted in an interview with Radio Impacto de Río Negro that the planned cooperation ““does not go beyond any constitutional precept.”something that, for example, the white deputy Pablo Abdala had warned.
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“We are very clear about the role of national defense and the role of the Ministry of the Interior in public security. Do we have anything to contribute in terms of tools or vehicles? Yes. Will it be these or will it be others, because there is a question of their operability, even their size to enter some places,” said the Minister of National Defense.
Lazo criticized that the issue had been triggered “in a place that was not correct,” because he maintained that “they are not the military on the street,” since that “is not their mission.”
The minister described the agreement as a “cooperation with vehicles so that the Police fulfill their role in public security in those places where it is more complex to enter“.
“But we are not talking about the military, nor about men on the street, but simply about the tools,” he said.
