HE JUPOL unionThe majority of the National Police called the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ request for agents to take extreme precautions “incongruous and cynical” Protecting yourself against possible terrorist attacks “When the National Police cannot even provide its officers with the necessary protection and security measures to enable them to carry out their work safely.”
Despite this increase in complementary terrorism warning measures Hamas attack on Israel thousands of National Police agents, several hundred of whom were involved in the incident. Alicante province, they still don’t have bulletproof vests The equipment and the number of shields and ballistic helmets at the disposal of the agents and the number of submachine guns at the disposal of the police are clearly inadequate.
JUPOL spokesperson, your spokesperson, Ibón Domínguez, He reiterated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the General Directorate of Security that they “stopped presenting themselves as a profile and hiding the truth and put in place the necessary measures to inform all agents before writing a document full of euphemisms for the gallery.” “The National Police has at its disposal all means of protection that guarantee that its work develops in optimum security conditions.”
JUPOL, as this newspaper has previously reported, has filed several lawsuits against the General Directorate of Security for failing to comply with the Occupational Risk Prevention Act by not providing regulatory bulletproof vests, and they are awaiting sentences for cases filed in Alicante and Elche. For this reason.
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The union noted that in addition to vests, there is now a significant increase. Lack of shields and ballistic helmets The National Police is another essential element of protection for police officers in the event of a terrorist attack. Likewise, it condemns the need to increase the supply of submachine guns to units involved in the fight against terrorism.
JUPOL, although it has been acquired in recent months 460 submachine gun The amount of such weapons in the Scorpion Evo 3 A1 is clearly insufficient, and even more so with the increase in the terrorist alert level.