Security
Minister Rules
Out Boycott, Blames
Police Brass
José María
Tijerino, the
new ministro de
Seguridad
Pública, is
putting the
blame on the
police brass as
the main reason
why the cops
were not out in
full force on
Wednesday as he
had promised
days earlier.
Tijerino, taking
over last
Saturday from
Janina del
Vecchio with the
change of
administration,
has vowed to
have a strong
police presence
on the streets,
bus stops and
high crime areas
by Wednesday.
But the day came
and went and
nothing.
Nor was the
added police
presence
evidenced
Thursday or
Friday or
Saturday, while
Tiejrino and
police brass met
to figure out
what went wrong.
The closed door
meeting on
Saturday was to
figure out what
had happened.
According to the
minister, the
police hierarchy
is the main
problem in
getting his plan
together, as his
directive did
not get through
the chain of
command as had
been expected.
The minister
told the press
that some of the
police heads
admitted that
they thought the
directive was
just another
piece of paper.
Tejerino now
faces the
problem of
solving this
inefficiency and
without angering
the men and
women who are to
carry out his
orders to get
more police on
the streets as
promised.
The minister
ruled out any type of
boycott against
him or his
order, more a
problem of
indiscipline
among the police
organization.
Speaking with
anonymity some
of the chiefs in
attendance at
the meeting
reported cases
of
"insubordination".
Reports of
giving
"breakfast"
priority over
ordering men on
the streets as a
problem.
However,
Tejerino is
positive that at
the Saturday
meeting he got a
consensus and
commitment from
the chiefs to
comply with the
directive.
Some 400 police
personnel took
part in the
Saturday
meeting. |
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