Senator organizes protest against police unit relocation

Senator Carlos Núñez Agüero, an opposition figure, is calling for a demonstration to protest the relocation of key police units, specifically the Motorized Group and the Fire Department. The protest is scheduled for Wednesday morning outside the Agrupación Lince base under the Héroes del Chaco bridge on Costanera Norte.

The senator is challenging Interior Minister Enrique Riera's decision to move the Motorized Group and Fire Department from their long-standing base in the Sajonia neighborhood, near the Palace of Justice. Núñez had previously attempted to expropriate this property, which is owned by the Public Ministry and slated for a future Forensic Laboratory. Consequently, the Motorized Group has been relocated to the Agrupación Linces base, and the Fire Department has moved to a new facility in the Costanera recreational area.

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The legislator questions the relocation of the Motorized Group and the Fire Department.

Adding to the conflict, Núñez also opposes Minister Riera's plan to move the Police Command headquarters to corporate buildings at the Port of Asunción. This mobilization stems from an ongoing dispute between Núñez and Riera, which escalated after the requirement of polygraph tests for candidates seeking promotions to police leadership positions. Organizers of the protest argue that the new location for the Motorized Group, sharing facilities with the Lince group, is inadequate for operational security and negatively impacts police personnel.

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The organizers of the demonstration consider that the new location of the Motorized Police, sharing a base with the Lince group, does not meet the adequate conditions for the operation of a security post and maintain that the decision greatly affects police personnel.