María Rivas commits all the support and collaboration for the security device during the Feast of the Apostle

The deputy delegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, presided together with the mayor of Santiago, Goretti Sanmartín, the meeting of the Extraordinary Local Security Board in which a review of the security device was made for the Apostle's festivities, especially on the 25th and 31st as they are the ones with the greatest concentration of visitors.
The subdelegate of the government expressed the total commitment of the Security Forces and Corps with the reinforcement of the operation for these important festivities for the Galician capital, in which they receive visitors from all over the country. Both the deputy delegate and the mayor wanted to highlight the collaboration and coordination between the State Security Forces and Bodies and the Local Police.
In this regard, María Rivas reported that “we are going to reinforce the security device with the presence of the Police Intervention Unit, Prevention and Reaction Unit, also with the canine unit and subsurface inspection, as well as with experts in the deactivation of explosives. We will also have the Mobile Brigade and the Citizen Security Unit. For aerial surveillance this year we will have drones and an anti-drone system, and also with the support of a helicopter. Also incorporated into the device is a cavalry detachment that will be present mainly in the Monte do Gozo, but which will also be in the Alameda area. This large operation, composed of 250 personnel, will work in coordination and permanent collaboration with the Local Police and with the rest of the emergency services typical of these festivities.”
To carry out this coordination task, a police coordination center will be installed at the National Police Station of Santiago, which will be operational from 15:00 to 2:30 hours on Friday, 24, and from 7:00 to 15:30. on Saturday 25th.
“An important reinforcement of means, with which we want to respond to the request of the City Council. However, we also appeal to respect the recommendations of the authorities at all times so that these dates are a guarantee of fun, but also of security,” said Rivas.
The deputy delegate expressed to the mayor the support and total willingness to collaborate with the City Council from the Government Subdelegation and from the State Security Forces and Corps, and establish the necessary devices to avoid any type of incident in those events that gather a greater number of people during the holidays, always in coordination with the Local Police and municipal and emergency services.
The subdelegate also wanted to value the work of information and prevention that is developed from the “violet points” and announced that efforts are being redoubled to fight against male aggression, also remembering that this is an action that belongs to the whole of society, so she urged to have zero tolerance with male and sexist behaviors during the holidays, remembering that anyone can and should denounce them.
Finally, the deputy delegate and the mayor appealed to the citizens to respect the security measures and to follow at all times the indications transmitted by the security forces and bodies. “We want everyone to enjoy the holidays, but we also want safe and respectful celebrations with a city that is a World Heritage Site and that therefore all of us must take care of.”