Claudia Salazar/Reform Agency
Thursday, February 02, 2023 | 2:47 p.m.
Mexico City.- And after the controversial presence of armed soldiers in the Chamber of Deputies, now the responsibility points to PAN member Santiago Creel, president of San Lázaro.
The Political Coordination Board of the Chamber of Deputies reproached the president of the Chamber, PAN member Santiago Creel, for not having protected the parliamentary compound, by allowing members of the Army War Band and Air Force in Honors to carry weapons to the Flag, held in the lobby of the plenary hall.
For its part, the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) reported that the presence of armed soldiers complied with the regulations and protocols not only of the agency, but also of the Chamber of Deputies itself, and that said protocol was agreed with the Board of Directors. , headed by Creel.
In a statement, the Political Coordination Board, headed by Morenista Ignacio Mier, but in which representatives of all political parties in San Lázaro participate, remarked that the protocol was decided unilaterally, although in the legislation there is no obligation of the President of the Chamber to seek the approval of that government body.
“The president (Santiago Creel) invited the Mexican Army to the installation ceremony of Congress and did not take care to guarantee the correct observance of the internal regulations of Congress. The escort of the Mexican Army entered the San Lázaro Legislative Campus armed,” states the statement.
“In an impromptu manner, and without agreement with any of the political forces represented in the legislative chambers, he imposed that honors be done to the Flag in the lobby of San Lázaro, arguing that he could not allow weapons to enter the Campus,” he claimed. the Jucopo.
He also complained that Creel did not observe article 25 of the Regulations of the Chamber of Deputies, which provides that the enclosure is the architectural complex that houses the Chamber, including the Sessions Hall, office buildings, patios, gardens, parking lots and other national assets destined for for the operation of the Chamber.
Creel justified yesterday that the Sedena insisted that the members of the War Band carry their rifles, as part of their uniform, for which reason he decided that the ceremony should be held in the lobby and without loading cartridges. He also pointed out that he did not want to enter into a confrontation with the Armed Forces over the incident.
He maintained that the important thing is that the military not enter the plenary session armed, which is essentially the meeting place for legislators and where parliamentary decisions are made.
For Jucopo, they were “unpublished events” derived from the leadership of the President of the Chamber of Deputies.
“These events caused the session of the General Congress to develop in a bumpy manner. The President contributed to the development of a session in which he unilaterally denied the floor to a legislator who with full rights requested to make the clarifications he considered pertinent, “he says. the notice.
AND ALSO THE SEDENA
After the controversy unleashed by the presence of an armed war band in the Chamber of Deputies to honor the National Flag at the opening of the regular session, the Sedena reported that the ceremony complied with the regulations and protocols of the Chamber of Deputies.
He stressed that the weapons presented by his elements are out of respect for the Patriotic symbol and are part of his military equipment. That protocol, he added, was agreed with the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies.
“In this event, Mexican Army personnel participated with the Escort with the War Flag, War Band and Music Band, in accordance with the Military Ceremonial Regulations, which establishes the protocol for all military acts,” the Sedena said in a statement.
“It should be noted that the War Flag of the Mexican Army and Air Force Units is permanently guarded by armed military personnel, as the highest symbol of respect and national identity. In this sense, the actions of military personnel, respectful of the Powers of the Union, was adjusted to the regulations and protocols of the Chamber of Deputies; as well as to the military regulations, aspects that were established in the previous coordination”.
He indicated that at the express request of the National Defense Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, he participated last Wednesday in the formal act of honoring the national flag and singing the Mexican National Anthem inside the San Lázaro legislative compound.
“The intervention of the personnel participating in the aforementioned protocol act, was carried out, based on prior coordination with representatives of the Protocol area of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies, in which the lobby of the legislative enclosure.
“It should be noted that the War Flag of the Mexican Army and Air Force Units is permanently guarded by armed military personnel, as the highest symbol of respect and national identity.”
The soldiers came armed with FX-05, 5.56 caliber rifles, part of their organic equipment.
