Prime Minister Galarreta announces National Police reform to tackle corruption
Prime Minister Luis Galarreta confirmed that the Government will drive a comprehensive reform of the National Police, including counter-intelligence mechanisms and disciplinary changes. The measure aims to remove officers involved in unlawful acts without discrediting the institution.
Police reform includes disciplinary changes and counter-intelligence
According to apnoticias.pe, Prime Minister Luis Galarreta assured that Peru's National Police will undergo institutional reform to combat crime and corruption. During an interview with Exitosa, he clarified that both the Interior Minister and the new general commander of the institution are aware of the specific measures that must be implemented to strengthen the police force.
Galarreta emphasised that the fight against crime cannot rest solely with police officers and the Armed Forces, but requires institutional transformation. He defended the need to make changes without discrediting the institution as a whole, acknowledging that the majority of officers are honest people but that there are infiltrated elements that must be identified.
The police reform contemplates the implementation of counter-intelligence operations within police stations and directorates of the institution. The Prime Minister acknowledged that at different levels there is knowledge about who might be involved in irregularities, which is why he considered it necessary to develop internal operations to detect and remove officers compromised in unlawful acts.
Galarreta linked the changes in the National Police with the measures being promoted at the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE), where he also noted the presence of honest workers and others who have lent themselves to corruption. He indicated that the police discipline law must be modified and that promotions cannot be granted to people who have questions in their backgrounds.
The head of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers reaffirmed that the Executive will carry forward these institutional transformations. He clarified that the police reform is needed because "the great majority are decent, honest people, but there are infiltrated elements, of course", emphasising the need to identify who is involved in irregularities to strengthen the institution against the crime affecting the country.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)