Following yesterday’s shocking stabbing in the south of the country, which claimed the life of Conservative MP David Amis, British Interior Minister Priti Patel announced today Saturday that strict security measures will be taken to protect lawmakers.
He explained that security measures will be taken to protect the deputies in so that they can continue to do their job, emphasizing that those who attempt to attack and assassinate democracy in the country will not be successful.
He also pointed out in a video clip, according to Reuters, that the British company would not be subject to intimidation. “We live in an open and democratic society “, he said.” We cannot succumb to those who try to prevent work in the service of democracy. “
Security of Representatives in first floor
Interestingly, the shock caused yesterday by the death of the 69-year-old Conservative MP and father of five children yesterday, after being stabbed multiple times while he was in service to Lee-on-Sea, some sixty kilometers east of London, brought up the question of the safety of elected officials in first floor.
She recalled the murder of Labor MP Jo Cox in June 2016, when she was 41, after she was also stabbed to death by right-wing extremist Thomas Mayer, 53, a week before the referendum on Britain’s membership. European Union.
From the stabbing scene of British MP David Ames (Reuters)
It was reported that the records showed an increase in crimes against parliamentarians in the country.
In 2019, British police reported a 126% increase in such attacks.
Several elected officials also confirmed that they had been subjected to death threats, especially during the climate that accompanied Brexit, which deeply divided the country.
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