Local police demand the urban development plan from the City Council: "Promises don't patrol"

PalmAround one hundred officers from the Palma Local Police gathered this Thursday in front of the City Hall to demand the implementation of the organization plan for the force promised by the local corporation.

Organized by the unions CSIF, SPPME, UGT, and CCOO, police officers asserted that Palma "needs" the urban development plan and criticized Mayor Jaime Martínez, stating that "what he promised, he never kept." They also displayed signs declaring that "promises don't patrol," accusing the mayor of being a "con artist," and ironically using the slogan "Nyaps Martínez, SL." Agustí Sánchez, the CSIF representative in the Palma City Council, stated that Palma's police officers are "very angry" with Martínez because "he has repeatedly broken his promises" regarding the urban development plan. "This demonstrates that he hasn't been able to lead a very important project for the city. In the almost three years of this term, the Palma Local Police remain in the same situation and feel completely deceived," he pointed out.

However, the officers have stated that the Palma Local Police are "disappointed and angry" with the mayor and his administration for the lack of progress in implementing the new organizational plan for the force. Sánchez expressed this sentiment, noting that the demonstration is intended to make the mayor aware of the discontent within the force. "We won't believe it until we see the plan in action," he warned. Sánchez also denounced the complete lack of communication from the municipal government, asserting that neither the mayor nor any member of his team has contacted representatives of the Local Police to offer any solutions. "We are here to demand compliance with the organizational plan," he emphasized, insisting that the police force "is not a whim," but an essential service for the city. Finally, the union representative revealed that the mayor informed them on December 5th that the plan would not be implemented, without specifying the reasons. Given this situation, Sánchez states that the City Council "either doesn't want to implement it or doesn't know how" and reminds everyone that "words are useless if they aren't accompanied by actions."