So far this weekend, 4,963 police officers have not been on duty

The Police Bureau As of yesterday, Friday and Saturday, 4,963 officers were reported missing in writing as part of a mass non-attendance campaign. In the cuts to their pension system and in rejecting the poor working conditions they experience on a daily basis.

Uniformeda pointed out that 4,755 deficiencies were recorded yesterday and counted to 208 today, Saturday.

Commissioner of Police, Antonio Lopez Figurova, He explained that the number of shifts and schedules had changed due to the implementation of an alternative emergency plan that forced members of the intelligence unit to fill patrol posts..

At the most recent officer graduation ceremony held in Curaao on October 13, Lopez Figueroa mentioned that there were 12,057 police officers on the job list. However, only 10,400 officers are on active duty, so only more than half of the qualified guards are currently employed.

“This change creates a displacement for the purposes of creating comparability. Therefore, we decided to provide the estimated number at the end of the day. We will provide an update that is up to date today. In this way, the figures may be comparable,” Lopez Fikurova said in the letter.

“We have an obligation to act with transparency in this process, and the Governor (Pedro Pierre Lucie) is clear on his position in providing accurate data. We will continue to do so,” Lopez Fikurova said.

For his part, the Secretary Department of Public Safety (DSP), Image of Alexis Torres placeholder“In line with our mission, all DSP officers and their businesses are activated to provide support and protection to citizens,” he stressed.

The most recent campaign about not coming to work in the police force because of their rejection of the dangerous working conditions they face on a daily basis and especially because their pensions have been halved or halved. What they were before.

After an emergency meeting with union representatives last Tuesday, Pierluisi imposed a condition to increase Uniformada’s pension and provide medical insurance to retired agents at the end of Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy case. In the middle of 2022.

“Decent rest, I have to admit that once we leave that bankruptcy, we will be in a better position. What is happening is in the hands of the board. The monitoring board itself has put a stop to it and we will see if its status changes.”, After attending a group meeting with the Chamber of Commerce at the Carib Hilton Hotel, he responded on the sidelines with reporters.

He added, “Once the bankruptcy comes after us, one of the things we can do is – we now have more federal funds. Medical assistance– Consider that all retired police officers have medical care.

August 2020 and when Wanda Vasquez Karstu During his tenure as Governor, the Legislature approved legislation to provide decent pensions to members of the Police Ranking System (Law 81-2020). The law sought to reverse some of the cuts in the annual pensions of police retirees.

However, the Board suspended the use of the measure, assuming it did not comply with the certified funding plan.