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El presidente Abelardo De La Espriella interviene desde un atril con el escudo presidencial de Colombia, con oficiales uniformados detrás
El presidente Abelardo De La Espriella durante el evento en el que denunció los golpes sufridos por la Policía en los últimos años. · Presidencia

De La Espriella blames prior government for blows against police

President Abelardo De La Espriella blamed the previous government for the blows suffered by the Police and presented in Cucuta a preliminary balance with 109…

--- The context --- At an event he led on Wednesday, November 4, President Abelardo De La Espriella made a serious denunciation about the blows suffered by the Police in recent years. The president placed that debate at the center of the security policy designed by his government, whose task, he explained, is to restore calm to regions affected by terrorist incursions, as in Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander. --- The facts --- In one part of his speech, De La Espriella blamed the previous government of former president Gustavo Petro for the blows suffered by the Police. The president described the previous administration as a socialcommunist regime that, according to him, bowed its head to terrorism and allowed uniformed officers to be attacked by criminal organizations. The president also presented the preliminary balance of Operation Nemesis in Cucuta, a security forces offensive he said he led throughout the night and early morning. According to his report on his X account, by 4:45 in the early morning there were already 109 arrests, 49 raids and 32 expulsions across several strategic sectors of the city, striking criminal structures. That balance, the president said, also includes 12 seized firearms, more than 10 kilos of narcotics and merchandise recovered worth $ 500 million. De La Espriella said structures linked to homicide, terrorism, extortion, drug trafficking, smuggling and illegal mining were being struck. --- The positions --- De La Espriella said indirectly that he was convinced that a good part of the blows suffered by the Police in recent years were the consequence of the complacency of the previous socialcommunist regime, which ended up bowing its head to terrorism and organized crime. The president added indirectly that this is over and that the criminals will be defeated with the security forces. --- What remains unknown --- The source does not detail who the arrested people are or what charges each one faces after the raids. It also does not specify the destination of the expelled people, nor does it offer a breakdown by sector of the weapons, the narcotics and the recovered merchandise during the offensive carried out in Cucuta throughout the night and the early morning hours. --- Unanswered questions --- Who are the people arrested in Operation Nemesis and what charges do they face? How were the raids distributed among the strategic sectors intervened in Cucuta? What procedure will follow for the expelled people reported by the president? Will this offensive extend to other regions affected by terrorist incursions? --- EPM analysis --- The presidential denunciation joins two reinforcing planes, the attribution of responsibility to the previous government for the blows against the Police and the display of immediate results in Cucuta. By presenting preliminary figures alongside a message of full support for the security forces, the president seeks to show authority exercised on the ground and not only a diagnosis about the recent past of the country and its institutions. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the denunciation deserves attention because it focuses on the protection owed to uniformed officers and on the calm of regions hit by crime. The Cucuta balance, with arrests, raids, expulsions and seizures, shows an active state response that must now be sustained with clear procedures, verifiable results and continuous presence. Backing the security forces and regaining control of the cities are tasks that require constancy, public follow up and respect for every resident affected by violence in their neighborhood and in their daily work and family life.
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