Fernando Beltrán, the Spanish government’s delegate in Aragon, confirmed the date after Zaragoza City Council completed the process to determine which local police officers will join the unit. Training will be held in several sessions and delivered by the National Police and the Civil Guard, as both forces have jurisdiction in the city of Zaragoza.
LOCAL POLICE WILL TAKE ON 30% OF RISK CASES
Once the unit is operational, the Local Police will take responsibility for monitoring 30% of low-risk cases involving the protection of victims of gender-based violence in the city. Its incorporation will help distribute responsibility for monitoring these cases and add municipal officers to the work already carried out by Spain’s State Security Forces and Corps.
The scale of the operation is particularly significant given the number of women currently covered by some form of protection measure. There are approximately 2,500 in Aragon and, according to data provided by the Spanish government delegation, around half are in Zaragoza city.
Beltrán emphasized the importance of the different police forces working together. "This cooperation and coordination among officers is essential to achieving greater effectiveness in protecting and responding to victims," he said.
MORE RESOURCES TO PROTECT VICTIMS
The Local Police’s incorporation into the VioGén system aims to strengthen the resources available to monitor and protect women who are victims of gender-based violence and improve coordination among the police forces operating in Zaragoza.
The Spanish government delegate placed this reinforcement in the context of the need to expand resources against violence that continues to claim victims’ lives in Spain. According to data provided by the government delegation, 38 women have been murdered in gender-based violence cases in the country so far this year.
