2024-07-05 16:16:23
The request from the country’s highest court is part of a 14% increase in serious crimes in central Santiago, according to figures from the Carabineros.
The Supreme Court asked Carabineros to allocate More police officers to protect the building, located in the commune of Santiago.
According to what was stated by the highest court in the country, the purpose of this is to achieve the implementation of permanent surveillance of the premises and the installation of a fixed point for uniformed officers outside.
The request of the president of the Supreme Court, Ricardo Blanco, is part of the 14% increase in major crimes in the commune compared to 2023according to figures handled by Carabineros.
To the above we must add the presence of street trading, prostitution and various types of crime in places such as the Plaza de Armas and the Central Marketamong other points of interest.
“The Palace of Justice Courts, located at 1140 Compañía Street, Santiago commune and its English Patio, adjacent to its structure, have recently suffered a series of events that have affected their security and the normal functioning of jurisdictional activityputting at risk the safety of officials and users, as well as the valuable infrastructure declared a National Historic Monument,” Blanco stated in the document he sent to the general director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez, according to T13.
Safeguarding the building
In the text, the president of the highest court stated that “I come to request that you please arrange the permanent police guard, with a fixed point and patrol of two pairs of Carabinerosone on Morandé Street and another on Compañía Street, in order to provide proper protection outside the building, headquarters of the Supreme Court.”
Among other topics, Blanco alluded to the Theft of bronze handles from some doors in the buildingas well as the fire that occurred in one of the courtrooms.
For their part, Carabineros reported that they are working to try to comply with the request of the Supreme Court, although they warned that they are at the limit of their possibilities, “especially Considering all public safety needs in the historic center of Santiago“.