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The socialist councilor Teresa Franco declares that "they cannot give security to the citizens if they do not feel safe in the performance of their functions", so the situation must be corrected and allow the agents to do the service as a couple The Municipal Socialist Group has denounced on several occasions in recent years the great reduction of agents that the staff of the Local Police of Murcia has.

This means that there are many uncovered areas of the municipality and, therefore, many unprotected neighbors.

However, “to this must be added another serious fact and that is that the agents themselves are in danger when facing risky situations alone because the Councilor for Citizen Security, led by Eduardo Martínez-Oliva, has implemented the system of one-man patrols ”, explains the socialist councilor Teresa Franco. In this regard, he points out that "in recent times we are witnessing news about attacks on the agents that we believe could be largely avoided if they patrolled as a couple", and adds that "the unions are giving the voice of alert and we believe that it is a situation that must be corrected ”. Teresa Franco states that it is necessary "to put an end to one-person patrols and measures must be taken now, before this situation has irreversible consequences, because it is clear that the Local Police are dedicated to risky tasks." “They cannot give security to the citizens if they do not feel safe in the performance of their duties.

We know that there is no zero risk because we are talking about an occupation that involves dangerous situations, but there must be an obligation and responsibility on the part of the Security Council that when agents are dispatched to intervene must be protected ", declares the mayor. For Franco, “patrolling in pairs allows the agents to protect each other, because if they are alone, how can they identify a suspect? In the case of services with two agents, while one requests information by radio, the other can safely hold the alleged offender until the situation is clarified.

" It is probable that this implanted system of one-man patrols aims to cover more areas, but "the agents are left in a vulnerable situation and it is not fair but not operational," says Franco, who adds that, in addition , the Local Police also continues to have problems with the means at its disposal: Vehicles without screens, damaged cars and motorcycles ...

Therefore, “the police feel unprotected in their day and helpless by the political leaders ”. Likewise, it points out that “we know that the unions have repeatedly requested an assessment of occupational risks from the Labor Inspection, which is never undertaken.

We believe that "the responsible councilor, Eduardo Mart nez-Oliva, and also the head of the staff should look more for the Local Police and commit to improving their working conditions." function { ;(, , {});}

Source: PSOE Murcia