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Spain: More police on the streets

01 January 1995

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On 1 January the Plan on Citizen Security and Liberty (the so-called Belloch-Plan, the Minister of Justice and Interior) came into effect in nine towns in Spain. After a decrease in police presence on the streets under the previous Interior Minister the Plan aims at a 60% increase in police car and foot patrols and a 20% increase in motorcycle patrols. In the second phase the scheme will be extended to the 11 big cities. The object of the Plan against "civic insecurity" is to: "reinforce vigilance and prevention and to improve the efficiency levels in the immediate response to citizens' needs". In order to achieve their objective police are being reassigned from other tasks including the "Groups of Investigation and Prevention" which was concentrating on "high crime" areas.

Kontrola Kontrolpean, Donostia, Euskadi (Spain).

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