Particle.news
Download on the App Store
3 ARTICLES
·
4h ago

Lima Mayors Urge Emergency Crime Crackdown as Reggiardo Pitches Tough New Measures

Most proposals require approval by the executive or Congress before they can be implemented.

Renzo Reggiardo propone cadena perpetua para quienes no entreguen sus armas ilegales en un plazo de 30 días
Alcaldes de Lima insisten en prohibir dos personas en moto y exigir uso de chaleco naranja: "Como emergencia"

Overview

  • President José Jerí met 35 district mayors at the presidential palace, where they signed a package seeking a state of emergency, a possible curfew, limited municipal policing roles and a weapons-surrender drive.
  • Several mayors pushed to temporarily bar two riders on a motorcycle and to reinstate mandatory orange visibility vests for motorcycle transport after the national rule was scrapped by the Transport Ministry in June.
  • Lima Mayor Renzo Reggiardo proposed detaining undocumented foreigners at the DINOES Barbadillo facility as part of a broader security response.
  • Reggiardo also called for a roughly 30‑day amnesty to hand in illegal firearms followed by exemplary penalties including life imprisonment, a plan a criminal-law expert criticized as impractical and populist.
  • Other suggestions included deploying the Armed Forces to run prisons, relying more on municipal serenazgo personnel and even reviving compulsory military service, with several mayors stressing the need for an operational plan.