Amid the growing outrage over the government of Axel Kicillof due to recent security incidents in the suburbs, the Minister of Security of Buenos Aires, Javier Alonso, rejected the criticisms against his management and accused the national government of promoting a "strategy" to place the issue of crime on the public agenda.
During an interview with Antonio Fernández Llorente on C5N, Alonso stated that the administration of Javier Milei seeks to regain a connection with its electorate through discussions about security and described the criticisms from residents regarding the increasing insecurity as “cynical”.
“The Government is realizing that it is falling apart and then they start looking for issues where they try to reconnect with their electorate,” affirmed the Kirchnerist official, denying the validity of the neighborhood mobilizations.
According to Kicillof's minister, there was a “strategic decision” to place insecurity at the center of public debate. “They are misinforming, manipulating what is happening”, he assured.
The Kirchnerist directly questioned the coverage of criminal events. “They put violent crimes on the screen all day to generate a feeling,” he stated, and maintained that the statistics would show a different reality. As an example, he claimed that Morón and José C. Paz register fewer homicides.
Neighbors of José C. Paz marched against Kicillof's insecurity after another murder by motorcycle thieves
In José C. Paz, David Elías Ojeda Vázquez, 23 years old, was shot and killed during the robbery of his motorcycle. His death sparked a massive neighborhood protest and even led the Municipality, politically led by the Peronist Mario Ishii, to publicly demand that Kicillof assume “total and complete responsibility” for security.
In El Palomar, in the Morón district, parents and residents also marched after three criminals shot an ex-police officer as he was dropping off his daughter at school and attempted to steal his car.
Residents of El Palomar marched against Kicillof's insecurity after a father was shot in front of the school
In this context, La Libertad Avanza presented a request in both chambers of the Buenos Aires Legislature to interpell Alonso, aiming for him to provide explanations about the police deployment, available resources, and the provincial prevention strategy.
Alonso also rejected the criticisms from the national government regarding the 60-day judicial suspension of the new Juvenile Penal Regime in Buenos Aires territory. “The Government has a legislative agenda and is not carrying out any action,” he said, rejecting the implementation of the new penal regime.
