Deputies approve initiative in general – El Financiero

Early on Saturday, September 3, in an ordinary session of the Chamber of Deputies, Morena, the Labor Party (PT) and the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM) generally approved the initiative to reform the National Guard, that Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of our country, proposed.

They were obtained 265 votes of Morena, PT and the Green Party; There were two abstentions from the morenistas Carol Antonio Altamirano and Manuel Vázquez.

On the part of the opposition, they issued 221 votes once morest changes to the National Guard.

According to the document presented by the deputy Ignacio Mier Velazco, on behalf of the benches of Brunette PVEM and PTas a coalition, the purpose is to strengthen the institutional consolidation of the National Guard cAs a permanent, professional and disciplined police force attached to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, under the operational and administrative control of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena)in order to guarantee the fulfillment of its objectives to safeguard the life, liberties and integrity of the patrimony of the people.

Proposes one balanced formula for the participation of the Defense in the exercise of operational and administrative control of the National Guard; clear rules are established for its operation, with a strict and clear separation and delimitation of the dependencies involved, to prevent and remedy abuses by the authorities in the exercise of their powers, or in the excess of it, particularly when this happens in the field of internal public security.

The proposed changes guarantee the protection of said police corporation once morest interests unrelated to its constitutional missions, and ensure its professionalization and institutional continuity over time.

reserved items

for your discussion and personal vote, of the First Article of instruction of the decree project, relative to the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administrationarticles 29 and 30 bis were reserved.

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Of the Second Article of instruction of the project of decree, relative to the National Guard Law, Articles 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 32 BIS, 34, 39, 57 and 86 were reserved.

Also, of the Third Article of instruction of the decree project, relative to the Organic Law of the Mexican Army and Air Force, articles 138 and 170, and the addition of an article 2 Bis.

While, of the Fourth Article of instruction of the draft decree, on the Law of Promotions and Rewards of the Mexican Army and Air Force, article 1.

In addition, the Transitory Articles were reserved: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth.