The images that are often seen every year at Easter are: National police personnel guarding the steps Organize your brotherhood and control the noise created around you. This is not perfect, but it is a very important task. … to ensure Maintaining safety and public order For several days, huge crowds surrounded the long processions of the Brotherhood.
But this is increasingly not what happens numerous abnormal queues They take over the Brotherhood’s calendar each year outside of Holy Week. In recent years, the National Police has not carried out the direct task of controlling crowds in front of intersections that occur during prison presence, instead limiting itself to police deployment. Checkpoints monitored at a certain distance situation. The premise of “act when something happens” is the basis for this more external oversight, but this is insufficient for the many unusual exits that draw large numbers of people around the stairs and disrupt the centre’s narrow streets.
What is causing this situation? The lower government delegation in Seville assures us: No changes to protocol There has never been one in this regard. However, it is undeniable that until recently there were national police personnel in these processions, although in the past special outings were not so frequent. In fact, some very prominent ones include Macarena 2014 50th anniversary of coronation, etc. Powerhouses of 2016 The Year of Mercy featured an amazing display of bodies.
National police can currently only accompany non-Holy Week journeys on behalf of institutions.
Police sources told this newspaper that the change in position came from above. Everything from Madrid is very centralized And it is thought that it is intended to maintain a certain distance regarding religious activities. Currently, to attach an image to a special matrix, an agent must do so on your behalf. representative of the institutionnot working for the safety of the people. This happened during Esperanza de Triana’s mission, even though the board met with the leadership of the state police and requested the military to accompany them. Participants will participate in a representative, voluntary and free manner.
Officially, it is considered to save exceptional case Extraordinary lines, like last year’s Capacity and circulation issues for people and vehicles Beyond public order issues such as during Holy Week, when different brotherhoods and flows of people are concentrated in a very small space, serious problems such as traffic jams and large crowds can arise. Their work during the week is justified by counter-terrorism vigilance, maintenance of public order and prevention of crimes against property, primarily theft.
Therefore, both the branch itself and the national police union Jupol point out that in case of unusual marches, the following will occur: local police jurisdictionshould be responsible for regulating the circulation and carrying capacity of people. I understand that being a single matrix guarantees an escape route in such cases.
The main problem is that dozens of unusual processions have taken place in recent years, the majority of which gather a large number of people. Proof of this is Esperanza de Triana’s return trip to the cathedral after completing her evangelistic mission, and the recent museum procession through the streets of central Seville during business hours on Saturday afternoons. A large influx of crab swarms and brothers around the pass causes instantaneous moments in all these cases. order cannot be guaranteed The normal flow of the procession and the fluid access and exit of the areas through which the procession passes.
Private security in the Brotherhood
In recent years, some companies, such as the Star, which returned from the cathedral to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the coronation last year, they relied on private security This is to protect the correct movement of the procession and avoid problems caused by increased mass movement and concentration in front of the stairs. this is, lack of public means As the calendars of outside cults continue to grow, so too does the number of ordinary people who come to see them.
From Jupol praise the effort The Brotherhood employs these security companies to prevent state officials from taking charge of events of this type that are beyond their capabilities. Unions stress that they are already doing so. Hard work during Holy Week They work overtime for very low wages and receive a lot of criticism. However, some investigators who do not agree with this decision regret that sooner or later police accompaniment to the steps will be lost, including during Holy Week.
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