Argentina
Joaquín De la Torre proposed a federal force with military training for the Buenos Aires suburbs
The former mayor of San Miguel proposed creating a Military Police force for the Buenos Aires suburbs and linked the initiative to his plan to federalize the municipalities of Greater Buenos Aires.
Joaquín De la Torre, former mayor of San Miguel and former provincial government minister in Buenos Aires, proposed creating a Military Police force for the Buenos Aires suburbs to intervene in security, drug trafficking, intelligence and tactical operations in the province of Buenos Aires.
According to his explanation, the force would report to the national government and operate in federalized municipalities. Under his proposal, it would have a permanent status, military training and a military regime, and would not replace municipal police forces, which would remain under the authority of mayors with prevention and patrol duties.
De la Torre said that the force should be trained at Campo de Mayo, through the Gendarmerie and the Army, with members of the current Buenos Aires Provincial Police. He also said that its creation would require ordinary laws from Congress and the provincial legislature, without a constitutional reform.
The political leader linked the proposal to another initiative he has promoted for some time: federalizing the suburbs so that their municipalities stop depending on the Buenos Aires provincial administration and become federal districts under national authority. According to Clarín, he is proposing to move forward with 27 municipalities and eventually add Marcos Paz so that Provincial Route 6 serves as the new boundary.
In his remarks, De la Torre questioned the current security system in the province and said the governor cannot handle the situation in the suburbs. He also said that, in his view, the current system must be changed in an integral way.
La Nación also reported that, within his federalization project, De la Torre proposes that each federal district elect its mayor, but not take part in elections for governor, provincial senators or provincial deputies.
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