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Colombian National Police anti-riot unit restructuring

Overview

The Colombian National Police has restructured its public order response by dissolving the Dialogue and Order Maintenance Unit (UNDMO) and establishing the National Anti-Riot Unit (UNADI). Through Resolution 03226, the institution has also reinstated the Mobile Anti-Riot Squads (ESMAD), a designation previously replaced in 2022.

The new UNADI structure comprises a sub-command, an operational monitoring group, eight regional anti-riot units, and 30 mobile squads. This reorganization follows tensions in Bogotá, where anti-riot units were deployed near the National Museum during protests regarding the removal of historical and social pieces from museum collections.

Within the reinstated ESMAD operational group, female patrol officers including Leidy Varón, Valentina González, and Nayibe Ortiz are currently serving. These officers have between six and nine years of experience in the National Police and have been integrated into the ESMAD unit for the past three years.

Entities

ESMAD · Colombian National Police · Gustavo Petro · Jesús Alejandro Barrera Peña · Nayibe Ortiz

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Colombian female officers serve in ESMAD operational group

    Three female Colombian police officers, Leidy Varón, Valentina González, and Nayibe Ortiz, serve in the ESMAD operational group after gaining experience in Cali.

  2. [POLITICS] 12 sources
    Colombia Police reinstates ESMAD and creates National Anti-Riot Unit

    Colombia's National Police has replaced the UNDMO with the National Anti-Riot Unit (UNADI), officially reinstating ESMAD squads to manage public order and protests.

Sources

buenaventuraenlinea.com · lanacion.com.co · noticiasalsur.co · policia.gov.co · rionoticias.co