The Minister of Security of Neuquén, Matías Nicolini, spoke about the case of the police officer who killed a young man with his service weapon in the west Tuesday night. In dialogue with BLACK RIVER RADIO He assured that security measures were reinforced with the purchase of new equipment for police officers. One of the reasons was the threats that began to circulate on networks after the event.
Listen to Matías Nicolini, Minister of Security of Neuquén, on RÍO NEGRO RADIO:
«Our function is provide security and peace of mind to our police, our force, so that these types of events do not occur and that the threats are not carried out,” he said. Matías Nicolini, Minister of Security of Neuquén about what happened on Tuesday in the Jardín neighborhood.
Regarding the threats, the minister made reference to the images that were spread on social networks where warnings were expressed towards the police officer who killed Vallejos. It was Chief Commissioner Dante Catalán who said that the posts expressed the phrase “an eye for an eye.”
Regarding the security of police officers, Nicolini announced the purchase of equipment, which will arrive within 15 days. “We acquired bulletproof vests and anti-stab protection for the police officers who, ultimately, are the ones who go out into the streets to take care of each one of us,” he said.
Furthermore, he confirmed thatThis Wednesday the cash involved in Vallejos’ death was released. The hypothesis that the incident occurred during the attempted theft of the bicycle with which he was traveling continues being the first line of work of the prosecutor, Silvia Moreira, assigned to the case.
Now the investigation continues with the collection of security camera records. This will serve to identify the second subject involved in the incident, who escaped from the scene.
Nicolini spoke about the progress in the work of Detention Unit 11 of Neuquén
The work carried out in the Detention Unit 11 of Neuquén They are part of the plan to expand provincial prison capacity as explained by Minister Nicolini.
This will improve accommodation conditions. within the framework of compliance with the international standards established to house people in the context of confinement.
«When we began the management, several of the pavilions did not respect the parameters of respect for human rights for people deprived of their liberty. That’s why we started to work to solve that issue,” Nicolini said.
To this he added: “We are about to finish pavilion 7, which was uninhabited due to the conditions it was in and this meant that pavilion 9, for example, was overloaded,” Nicolini said.
