Colombia president announces policing changes after protest criticism
The government has announced an effort to modernize the nation s police force after accusations of police brutality during recent anti-government protests.
Protesters want Duque to denounce excessive use of force by police
Colombian President Ivan Duque on Sunday announced plans to modernize the country s police, who have been widely criticized forviolently curbing recent anti-government protests.
Calling for a transformation of the national police, Duque announced a decree that will modernize the structure of the national police, especially to strengthen the policy. on human rights.
Changes to police force
Duque said a human rights directorate headed by an outside expert would be created as part of the changes. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that there would be a training review, use of ID badges and bodycams, and better follow-up of citizen complaints.
The government has announced an effort to "modernize" the nation's police force after accusations of police brutality during recent anti-government protests.
Nicaraguan police detained opposition politician Arturo Cruz on Saturday, the second arrest of an opposition leader this week, escalating the battle ahead of November elections in which President Daniel Ortega seeks to maintain his grip on power.
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Arturo Cruz was detained after the opposition presidential candidate Christiana Chamorro was placed under house arrest for three days.
The Nicaraguan police detained the opposition politician Arturo Cruz, detained the second presidential candidate in less than a week, and in November President Daniel Ortega sought to maintain his power. Control the election before escalating the battle.
According to his assistants, Cruz is an academic who served as Nicaragua’s ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2009, and was detained after arriving at Managua Airport from Washington DC on Saturday.
The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the national police is investigating Cruz on the grounds that “he attacked Nicaraguan society with strong evidence”.