[Opinion] The door of Comptroller to the implementation of non-lethal weapons in municipal inspectors - La Tercera

For the third time in less than a decade, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic reaffirmed its position: municipalities cannot acquire or hand over non-lethal weapons to their inspectors.The most recent opinion, dated February 24, 2025, responds to a consultation conducted by the Municipality of La Cisterna, headed by Mayor Joel Olmos (ind.), and reiterates that the functions of control of public order fall to the law enforcement…