Calderón assures that he never said that the war against drugs cannot be won | The NY Journal

Felipe Calderon, former president of Mexico, clarified that he never said, nor has he maintained that the “war against drug trafficking it was impossible to win. The above, after a publication of Vice news, where it was assured that Calderón had made such a statement at the time deputy prime minister British, Nick clegg, apparently a visit from this to Mexico City in March 2011.

“I just don’t even agree on the terms and concepts behind such a statement. That said, I have always referred to a comprehensive security strategy with three elements: the decision to confront organizations criminals, the construction of trustworthy and effective security and justice institutions, as well as the reconstruction of the social fabric ”, he specified Calderon in a letter.

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“Although I have spoken out for considering alternatives to the punitive approach, I have not openly proposed legalization because I am not sure about it. It is necessary to act with responsibility, so, before, studies should be carried out about their consequences, social Y economic, some of which can be disastrous for societies ”.

Let us remember that in the six-year term of Felipe Calderon a strategy against organized crime was launched, which included the army, known as “war against drug trafficking“, And that has been criticized for the number of deaths and disappearances it caused.

Clarification of Calderon, who ruled Mexico of 2006 to 2012, it occurs after supposedly Nick Clegg, revealed fragments of his talk with the ex-president and accused how he accepted that the war would never be won unless there is progress towards a regulation of drugs in the world.