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Colombia Allows Police to Enter Universities over Violence
The plan would set rules for police access to public campuses and comes amid debate over university autonomy and public order, officials said.
- On Sunday, Colombia's president announced that police will be able to enter public universities to address vandalism, asserting that institutional autonomy does not override public order.
- Article 69 of the constitution and Law 30 of 1992 guarantee Colombian university autonomy, yet neither document mentions police or public order, leaving the legal framework unclear.
- The government promised a protocol governing police entry onto campuses, yet as of Monday, no such document exists. The interior ministry's only relevant statement dates from May.
- National University officials note that police may already enter campuses during a crime in progress, suggesting the announced framework may add little to existing legal authority.
- Details regarding the security framework are expected this week as the president's address clarified the government's stance on public order amid pending administrative actions for campuses.
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He announced that the police will be able to enter the universities of the country when acts of violence, vandalism or terrorism occur.
·Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Colombia authorizes the admission of the Police to public universities in violent protests. President Abelardo de la Espriella establishes protocol against the rejection of the university sector.
De la Espriella announced that the Police will be able to enter the campuses, a legally questionable measure in the face of university autonomy.The post Public universities are not another headquarters of the Presidency appeared first on La Silla Empty.
Colombia will allow the police to enter public universities in the face of violent protests
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Total News Sources27
Leaning Left3Leaning Right4Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Right
45% Right
L 33%
C 22%
R 45%
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