In seven months, the Ministry of the Interior and Police has recovered 3,751 firearms, its head, Jesús Vásquez, announced yesterday, announcing that 825 of them will be destroyed today as part of the plan for public safety. underway by the government.
He said that an event will be held at the Palace of the National Police, with the presence of President Luis Abinader, in which details will be given on the destruction of the devices.
“These firearms will not hit any human beings again, they will not kill any human beings again,” the minister assured.
He noted that since June 5, 300 people have surrendered their firearms voluntarily.
He highlighted the plan implemented in the Christ the King sector of the National District, where he stated that only one homicide has taken place after he was operated on.
Vásquez indicated that they go to places with a diagnosis and that they not only have a police presence, but also educational actions to train young people, prosecute crimes and improve the conditions of the territories involved.
Ray Guevara
The President of the Constitutional Court, Milton Ray Guevara, assessed the citizen security plan implemented by the Ministry
Interior and Police, after arguing that a country that wants development and economic growth, needs peace.
Cooperation agreement
Ray Guevara and Vásquez Martínez spoke about the issue at the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between the Constitutional Court and the Ministry of Interior and Police (MIP).
The agreement was signed in the Constitutional Court by Ray Guevara, and the Minister of the Interior.
With the agreement they seek to launch initiatives to encourage the study and dissemination of respect for fundamental rights.