[Opinion] Congress approves opinion for police to use their weapons in case of flagrante delicto

With 81 votes in favour, Congress approved amendments to the regulations governing the use of force The plenary of Congress adopted in the first vote the opinion amending the rule governing the use of force by the Peruvian National Police. With 81 votes in favour, 19 against and 3 abstentions, the proposal advanced in the legislature. Subsequently, in the second vote, it was exonerated with 81 votes in favour, 21 against and 2 abstentions. This …

On Wednesday, the plenary of Congress adopted the opinion on bills 5239 and 6531 to amend Legislative Decree 1186, which regulates the use of force by the NPP, thus allowing the personnel to use their firearms in cases of flagrante delicto. The opinion was adopted in the first vote with 81 votes in favour, 19 against and three abstentions. The proposal was also exonerated from second ballot with 81 votes in favour, 21 against and two abstentions.

With 81 votes in favour, 19 against and three abstentions, the plenary of Congress approved this opinion, which authorizes the Polic a Nacional to use firearms in cases of flagrante delicto.