translated from Spanish: Thorn and FF.AA project: “We need solutions as soon as possible”

Defense Minister Alberto Espina participated on Wednesday in the Senate Defense Committee, where the government’s project that seeks to protect the country’s critical infrastructure was discussed on Wednesday.” We have had an extensive session with the Senate Defence Committee, where I have explained in detail and quite crudely the serious situation in the country in matters of public order,” he explained. In addition, Espina stated that “time demands solutions as soon as possible, because if we are not going to have ever more serious facts, and this is everyone’s responsibility.” Regarding the disclaimer present in the draft, Espina stated that “the current law that states is that when a military man, even a civilian, is subjected to an attack and unlawful aggression, and uses a rational and proportional means to defend himself, he has all the right to invoke self-defense, this is enshrined in the Penal Code.” And then it adds that they are also exempt from criminal liability when acting in the line of duty, that is a permanent rule. What is further pointed out is something that exists in all parts of the world, is that it is appropriate to dictate rules of the use of force, which, being framed within what the current law says establishes a graduality with greater accuracy,” he said. The military who act according to the rules of self-defense, the fulfillment of duty and the rules of the use of force, will be covered by legal rules; and those who don’t act are going to be outside the legal rules,” the secretary of state said.

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