2023-11-25 00:55:41
Panama City, Panama/The National Director of Legal Advice, of the National Police, Ronald Hurley, indicated that given the events that have arisen in the country due to the protests, the right that the citizens Panamanians to the protests It is contemplated in article 38 of the Constitutionwhich contemplates that National Police agents must safeguard the safety of people.
It details that the agents of the National Police will be able to take the security measures required to safeguard the people involved in this, or not affect traffic and free circulation.
Furthermore, he recommended don’t be intolerant with people who are crowded together, making obstruction or any gesture or act of verbal violence.
He explained that when this violence becomes physical, then there is an obligation to intervene to prevent injuries or harm to third parties who do not really have a participation in this.
The clarification arises in light of the various violent events that have occurred during road closures, the most recent being the one that occurred this Friday morning in the Howard sector, where the National Police He proceeded to open the street, and one of the service agents in the Crowd Control Unit was attacked from behind and received a forceful blow to the head with a stone by a person who was participating in the blockade.
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