Argentina
Morón Council Summons Mayor Over Security Crisis After Attack Outside School
Lucas Ghi was summoned for September 17, although a designated official may also attend. The debate comes after the shooting at the gate of Colegio Emaús in El Palomar and neighborhood demands for greater security.
The Morón Deliberative Council approved the summons of Mayor Lucas Ghi over the district’s security situation and set the hearing for Thursday, September 17, at 9 a.m. According to Infobae and La Nación, the municipal chief may appear in person or send a representative of the municipal Executive Branch.
The summons seeks for the Executive Branch to provide a report on the security incidents affecting residents and on the measures adopted or planned in terms of security. According to both outlets, the bill’s arguments cite prior complaints about alarms, lighting, video surveillance cameras, patrols and a greater police and urban guard presence.
According to Infobae, the summons was backed by opposition blocs such as La Libertad Avanza, the PRO, the UCR, Todo por Argentina, Nuevo Pro Morón and Fuerza Patria. La Nación noted that the initiative was promoted by La Libertad Avanza, the PRO and the UCR.
In the district, there is speculation that the Secretary of Security, Damián Cardoso, may attend instead of Ghi. Both Infobae and La Nación indicated that the official had already appeared before the Council this year over another case linked to a government official involved in a drug trafficking case.
The political decision came after the episode recorded outside Colegio Emaús, in El Palomar. Infobae reported that on the morning of September 10, Hernán Mariano Catarraso, a former senior commissioner of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police, was attacked while taking his daughter to kindergarten and was shot in the abdomen during an attempted robbery. La Nación, by contrast, reported that the man was wounded by three gunshots.
According to Infobae, the man was taken to Hospital Posadas and the case was placed under the responsibility of prosecutor Pablo Masferrer, of UFI No. 2 of the Morón Judicial Department, while the suspects remained at large. That outlet also reported that, after the incident, there were protests by parents and neighbors demanding greater security, first in El Palomar and later outside City Hall.
Another of the points that will be part of the interpellation is the so-called Morón Municipal Police. According to both outlets, the opposition bill’s grounds question its legal framework and argue that the structure created by the Executive Branch does not constitute a police force in the strict sense, but rather a civil and administrative scheme.
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About this note. Written by El Notero with assistance from artificial intelligence, based on what was published by the cited outlet. El Notero did not conduct its own reporting on this event.
