Overview
- General (ret.) Mario Arata tendered his irrevocable resignation live during the Nov. 18 Codisec session, drawing applause from attendees.
- The Miraflores municipality confirmed his departure and said it will not issue further comment for now.
- Arata said he acted after a Nov. 10 reprimand from Mayor Carlos Canales that he described as pejorative and threatening.
- Canales had criticized results citing 106 operations and 10,670 people intervened but zero fines, warning, “if you don’t give me results… you are of no use.”
- Arata countered that Serenazgo does not impose fines and that sanctions are handled by the Fiscalización office, a rebuttal amplified by widely shared video of the exchanges.