Secrecy prevails over the profiles for the Ministry of the Interior

2023-10-26 16:30:00
With 80 days until the change of government, it is still not clear which professionals will arrive at the Ministry of the Interior. Some names are mentioned, but the team of the elected presidential duo does not confirm anyone. In perspective. Security experts agreed that the profile of professionals to lead the interior portfolio is one of the most demanding and ambitious, because it is the entity responsible for citizen security. In the Congress of the Republic and on social networks, four professionals are mentioned: Francisco Jiménez, Carlos Menocal, Nery Ramos and Francisco Rivas. It is assured that Jiménez would be the chosen one. Of the four, he is the only one who participated in the public transition event at the National Palace of Culture last September. They all have experience, some in the Interior and others in the National Civil Police (PNC), during the administrations of former presidents Álvaro Colom (National Unity of Hope) and Jimmy Morales (National Convergence Front).You. The communication and transition team of the elected presidential duo assured that they study the profiles of the entire cabinet. They did not confirm what profile they are looking for for the Interior. “The cabinet will be presented by the President and the Vice President. How will the Ministry of Security be integrated? This is information that cannot be confirmed at this time,” responded Lourdes Hércules, in charge of transition communication. Meanwhile, the deputies of the Semilla Movement party, Samuel Pérez and Andrea Villagrán, indicated that they were not aware of the issue and that those responsible for this data are the transition team of Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera. The position of the professionals mentioned was sought. Some indicated that due to work reasons they cannot express an opinion and others did not answer the calls.Why does it matter? Francisco Quezada, citizen security expert at the National Economic Research Center (CIEN) and Stu Velasco, criminalistics and criminology consultant, believed that the profile of the new Government team should focus on addressing the security of the population and public administration, as well as in the professionalization of agents of the PNC and the Penitentiary System. “It is a ministry with many powers, it is the most complex in the government cabinet. It is good to choose people with experience to analyze the positive and negative during their management, not alien to the subject. The challenges are very complex,” Quezada emphasized. He added: “It is good that they talk about experience, that they have a record of service where we can question their ability, but not their honorability. It is a good exercise to make a list of candidates.” Velasco indicated: “the four have a technical profile, experience in security and the proposal is correct. It is essential that the professionals prioritize the General Inspectorate, the budgetary capacity of citizen security, the threats of crime, crimes against life and drug trafficking” .What to highlight. The four professionals mentioned were security officials, some as portfolio holders and others as directors of the National Civil Police (PNC). Francisco Jiménez, was Minister of the Interior and is a professor at the Rafael Landívar University, with academic training in philosophy. For the last 15 years he has dealt with security, strategic and criminal intelligence. Carlos Menocal, headed the ministry during the administration of Álvaro Colom. He worked as director of Congressional Communication during the presidency of Mario Taracena. Currently he is a consultant on security issues. Nery Ramos served as director of the PNC (2015-2018). He was dismissed in February 2018 by Enrique Degenhart. His management was very turbulent due to the repudiation of the management of former president Jimmy Morales. This year he was elected as a deputy for the Jutiapa district list nominated by the Blue Party. Francisco Rivas, is a lawyer and notary, worked in the Public Ministry, was a minister during the Morales government and resigned. Degenhart was sworn in in his place.
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