Colombia gives police greater power to break up street protests
The revised rules let police act faster against vandalism and roadblocks as opposition parties, unions and Indigenous groups plan protests.
- Colombia’s government changed police protest guidelines, giving officers more discretion during demonstrations involving property damage or blocked access to essential services.
- Activists and opposition politicians criticized the changes, warning that broad interpretations could lead to increased police violence.
- President Abelardo de la Espriella said peaceful protests would remain protected and that police would not obstruct peaceful marches.
- The new protocols classify vandalism as aggression and require “humanitarian corridors,” replacing earlier rules that prioritized dialogue before using force.
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President signs decree allowing police to intervene against violence during demonstrations
Dialogue continues first, but will not always be mandatory. The decree arrives hours before the first march of the opposition against the government. The post Abelardo has already signed the decree amending the rules for the protest appeared first on La Silla Empty.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella signed a presidential decree that transforms the response of the authorities to social demonstrations.
The president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella , has approved a decree that tightens the protocols of action of the security forces during the protests, a measure that will be in force in the mobilizations and strikes called for this same Wednesday against the authorities of the South American country. «I kept my word and here is the decree. In Colombia, peaceful protest is respected, but violence, vandalism and blockades that trample the r…
The president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, signed on the evening of Tuesday a decree that modifies the response of the authorities to the demonstrations, on the eve of marches called by the opposition. Trade unions, students and indigenous people will manifest on Wednesday in the main cities against the economic, social and public policy of the new government, which promotes measures considered hard-line.
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Colombia gives police greater power to break up street protests
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Tuesday modified a set of guidelines that dictate how police should react to street protests, giving officers greater leeway to break up demonstrations in which protesters are vandalizing public property or disrupting access…
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