The Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, held this morning an urgent meeting to discuss the latest developments against public order occurred in the district of Los Rosales, in the hamlet of El Palmar, in the attempt to prevent further riots and ensure security in the area.
Mayor House has demanded that the Central government "continued presence of the police in the neighborhood, to ensure the safety of citizens and the maintenance of public order in the area."
In his opinion, Los Rosales is a neighborhood of working citizens who suffer from years of pressure and harassment of certain people who make coexistence impossible. "
Therefore, the first step taken is the permanent presence of the National Police, under whose jurisdiction is El Palmar, "which will keep the peace and security demanded by the residents concerned."
However, the Chamber added that the city of Murcia will continue to work on tasks within its competence to solve the problem of public policy raised in the neighborhood.
The meeting discussed the need to act on those that prevent coexistence in Los Rosales and to proceed through legal means set forth in our rule of law, eviction.
"It's not fair that dozens of people suffer daily threats of coercion and conflict a few people," concluded House.
At the meeting have spoken different neighborhood groups and analyzed the interventions in the area for more than a decade.
In an attempt to foster collaboration between different administrations, has agreed to begin developing a comprehensive plan for regeneration of the district, which was promoted at the request of Councillor of Social Services earlier this year and in order to fully address the problem the neighborhood.
The meeting held this morning attended by the Councillor for Citizen Security, Nuria Fuentes, the council's Fire and responsible for the district of El Palmar, Remigio Lopez, the council of Health and Social Services Murcia, Fulgencio Cervantes, and the First Deputy Mayor Maria del Carmen Pelegrin.
Alongside them, the headman of El Palmar, a member of the Association of Residents of Los Rosales, one of the Government Office and several police representatives.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia