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On Tuesday, at the meeting of the Local Security Council of the municipality of Cartagena, have been marked criteria for the prevention of attacks and terrorist attacks in areas and events in which large influxes of people and that could be susceptible To suffer such actions.
In it, special attention has been paid to the acts of the feasts of Carthaginians and Romans, which will begin shortly.
Likewise, the next signing of the Protocol of Collaboration and Coordination between the State Security Forces and Bodies and the Local Police for the Protection of Victims of Gender Violence, to which the City Council adheres, has been given the green light.
In the course of the session, co-chaired by the general delegate of the Government in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, Antonio Sánchez-Solís, and the mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, and in which the Councilor for Citizen Security , Francisco Aznar, Councilor of Celebrations, Juan Pedro Torralba, as well as the different commanders and officials of the State and Local Security Corps and Forces (National Police, Civil Guard, Local Police, Civil Protection and Fire) The vice president of the Federation of Troops and Legions, Ramón Jerez, has shared all the information and foresight regarding the security measures that are being addressed in the municipality.
It has also been used to share with the Federation of Troops and Legions the device that has been designed together with the bodies and security forces to approach with utmost tranquility this first edition of Carthaginians and Romans after its recent declaration as Festival of Tourist Interest International.
ANTI-TERRORIST PREVENTION ACTIONS
The measures to be implemented in the port city are the same as in the whole of Spain, in general.
As a consequence of the recent terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, it has been agreed at national level to maintain Alert Level 4 (of five) with a reinforcement consisting of identifying areas or places that may be targets of possible terrorist attacks, reinforcing Prevention and reaction safety devices in these places and events that attract a greater influx of public, with special reference to tourist zones (Cartagena here acquires a special relief by the arrival of cruises with more than 200,000 cruisers), to foment the meetings of the (Such as the meeting on Tuesday), increase the level of coordination and collaboration with Local Police of the various municipalities in search of greater efficiency by exploiting their potential and establishing passive elements of security in Areas that could be targets of terrorist attacks, an initiative, this one
Last, that the City had already taken and so the Government delegate has congratulated the local Executive.
MESSAGES OF TRANQUILITY TO CITIZENSHIP
The mayoress, Ana Belén Castejón, wanted to send a message of tranquility to the citizens.
"We continue to work in a very coordinated way, sharing all the information", he asserted, and pointed out that the municipal government team is "working for safety" and that "all measures will be intensified to hinder" possible Attacks "and above all to shield the center of Cartagena" so that people can transit and go to acts "with the maximum guarantees and security conditions.
Also regarding the reinforcement of the security measures and measures in relation to the antiterrorist alert in which the country is located, Antonio Sánchez-Solís has taken advantage of to address the citizens with one message: the first of "tranquility", ensuring that " Are in the best hands ", since the State Security Corps and Forces and the Local Police" do an exemplary work in every way, in a daily and permanent way, that has helped to avoid attacks in Spain ";
And has also called for citizen collaboration, something that he has described as "very important", and has requested that at the moment they have knowledge or notice some form of radicalization or suspicious behavior bring it to the attention of the authorities.
In this aspect he has asked for "unity without fissures or nuances" in the face of terror.
SAFEST CARTHAGINESE AND ROMAN FESTIVALS
In reference to the security devices to be established for the festivities of Carthaginians and Romans will proceed to coordinate all the devices related to them from the information provided by the Federation of Troops and Legions and that available to the Local Police and The National Police Corps.
The vice president of the Federation of Troops and Legions has assured that from the organism to which he represents they feel "very satisfied" since the Cartagena and visitors will enjoy "some parties that are going to be safe."
PROTOCOL AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE
On the other hand, the signature of the Protocol of Collaboration and Coordination between the State Security Forces and Bodies and the Local Police for the Protection of Victims of Gender Violence, led by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEM), which, as proposed by the current mayor when she was still in the opposition, the City Council of Cartagena welcomes it.
Thanks to the adhesion to this protocol will be available more effective in the fight against this scourge, so it will be more effective in reducing the consequences.
REPLACEMENT OF VACANCIES IN THE LOCAL POLICE
On the other hand, on Monday, a meeting took place between the Minister of the Interior and the FEMP, a result of which it was also agreed to submit a request to the Ministry of Finance jointly and formally so that vacancies can be filled in the Local Police, Something that the first mayor of Cartagena has valued very positively, given that the municipality currently has 47 vacancies and next year the problem could be aggravated with another 30 more.
That is why Ana Belén Castejón has asked sensitivity to all administrations in this situation when it comes to filling that replacement rate.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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