Congress authorizes the use of non-lethal weapons for municipal serenade in high-risk situations.

The Plenum of the Congress of the Republic approved the opinion on amending the Law 31297 “On the Service Municipal serenade and that it allows the use of non-lethal weapons.

The opinion was approved on Wednesday by 78 votes to twelve, with seven abstentions, and was exempted from a second vote by eighty votes to eleven, with five abstentions.

As part of the initiative serene They must have the necessary equipment to carry out their functions in accordance with the type of services they provide. The equipment, depending on the resources of each municipality, is as follows: protective shackles, tonfa-cane, pepper spray and body armor to carry out their functions; in order to prevent and prevent the commission of crimes and offenses that threaten the security of citizens, while respecting the fundamental rights of people.

Psychological preparation and assessments

Municipal authorities, in accordance with their budgetary capacity, will provide appropriate resources for equipment, training and periodic psychological assessments serene municipal.

The proposal states that the training processes are under the jurisdiction of the National Police of Peru and the Armed Forces, by prior inter-ministerial agreement, and will be carried out in higher technical schools located in the respective provinces or in the units of the police and military districts. , if necessary, in those provinces where there are no higher technical schools or barracks, prior authorization from the National Police and Military Training School.

Similarly provide basic and specialized training as well as ongoing training serene municipal, focused on the acquisition of knowledge, the use of authorized non-lethal weapons and the improvement of the skills necessary for the proper performance of their duties.

In case the training is carried out by the National Police of Peru or the armed forces, through the higher technical schools or training units of the police or military districts, it must coordinate for the implementation of the training processes. and training of security guards in accordance with the curriculum approved by the Ministry of the Interior.

Its final supplementary provision states that the executive, with the approval of the Home Office, will adapt the provisions of Law 31297, the Service Law tranquility Municipal, approved by the Supreme Decree 009-022-IN, within a period of not more than 30 calendar days from the date of entry into force of this Law.

Legislator Diego Bazan Calderón of Avanza Pais, President of the National Defense Commission, backed the proposal and indicated that the initiative was necessary as the Commission’s crime rate is alarmingly rising.

Américo Gonza Castillo (PL), the author of the project, said that crime is increasing day by day. ” tranquility They go empty-handed and are not allowed to wear vests and use lethal weapons, but with this project, the lives of the night watchmen are protected. There is no law that would protect them, and they also do not have labor benefits,” he said.

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