Strengthening the ranks of the Police Forces and providing them with adequate facilities, while continuing to invest in training, technology and territorial control. The Party of Socialists and Democrats (PSD) has weighed in on the issue of security following two developments it describes as significant: the launch of the new training and recruitment course for the Police Forces and the awarding of the contract for the new Security Hub.
“In just a few days, two concrete results have emerged on the security front. The new training-competition course to strengthen the ranks of the Police Forces has begun. And the contract for the new Security Hub has finally been awarded. For us, these are not merely administrative announcements. They are political choices,” reads the PSD statement.
The party links these measures to the need to preserve the Republic’s current levels of security, while cautioning against alarmist interpretations of recent news events. “The incidents reported in recent times deserve attention, but they do not describe an emergency. They are not structural phenomena of life in San Marino. It would be wrong to use them to stoke fear. But it would be equally wrong to ignore them,” the PSD states.
According to the party, San Marino continues to show low levels of petty crime and urban decay, a condition it considers significant both socially and economically. “San Marino is a safe country. That’s one of the reasons why life here is good. Petty crime is limited. Urban decay is very contained. Our town centres and public spaces can be enjoyed with a sense of calm that, even just a few kilometres beyond our border, cannot be taken for granted.”
On the subject of staffing, the PSD credits the work of the Secretariats of State for Internal Affairs and for Foreign Affairs in reforming the recruitment system. The new training-competition course has strengthened physical testing and now places greater value on specializations, master’s degrees in security-related fields, criminology and law, professional experience, and operational certifications. The selection process also takes into account skills such as initiative, adaptability, problem-solving, interpersonal relations and negotiation.
The other milestone concerns the Security Hub, a project that has long been under discussion and has now reached the contract-awarding stage through the Board of Directors of AASLP. “It’s been talked about for years. This time, finally, we’re moving from words to action,” the party states, also highlighting the efforts of the Secretariat of State for Territory in bringing the new facility for the Police Forces to fruition.
For the PSD, however, these measures cannot be limited to the recruitment drive and the new headquarters alone. “Staffing, selection, training, facilities. That is how security is built. And we must keep building it,” the statement reads. The stated goal is to support a Republic that is increasingly open and connected with greater capacity for prevention and control: “Openness cannot mean vulnerability. A more open country must also be more capable of controlling its own territory, preventing criminal activity and intervening swiftly when necessary.”
The party lastly claims a cross-party approach to the issue: “Security is not a right-wing issue. It’s an issue of good governance. Security means freedom.” Hence the call to continue investing “in staffing, training, equipment, technology, territorial presence and coordination among the various Corps,” while also assessing whether the current legal and regulatory tools remain adequate.
The statement closes with a note of thanks to the women and men of San Marino’s Police Forces and a clear statement of the PSD’s political stance: “We do not want a more authoritarian State. We want a safer one. San Marino should not have to lose its security to discover its value. We have an advantage that many other places would love to have. Our political duty is to preserve it.”
