Douglas Arnoldo Rico González (born 28 September 1969) is a Venezuelan policeman, current director of the Corps of Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigations (CICPC).[1]
Career
editIn May 2013, President Nicolás Maduro announced the appointment of José Gregorio Sierralta and Douglas Rico as director and deputy director, respectively, of the Corps of Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigations (CICPC), and on 5 February 2016 Maduro announced the appointment de Rico as director of the CICPC.[2] In 2018, Rico was ratified as director of the organization.[citation needed]
In 2016, Rico published the book called "For your safety" (Spanish: Por tu seguridad). The commissioner indicated that the issue was intended to promote crime prevention.[3]
In 2019, the National Assembly summoned Rico after police officers withdrew from a confrontation with criminal gangs.[4] During his tenure, Rico intervened the Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Division of the CICPC in Caracas for "alleged police malpractice" and later announced its separation.[5][6]
Sanctions
editDisavowing the December 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election, on 22 February 2021, the European Union sanctioned 19 officials of the Maduro administration, including Rico, for what they characterized as violations of fundamental human rights and democratic principles.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Douglas Rico es el nuevo director del Cicpc". Analitica.com (in Spanish). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Comisario Douglas Rico presenta libro "Por tu seguridad"". Globovisión. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "AN solicitó cita con Douglas Rico tras lo ocurrido en la Cota 905". El Universal (in Spanish). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Douglas Rico intervino la División contra Extorsión y Secuestro del Cicpc en Caracas". NTN24 | www.ntn24.com (in Spanish). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Douglas Rico anuncia separación de la División de Antiextorsión y Secuestro". Versión Final. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Arévalo, José E. (22 February 2021). "Estos son los 19 nuevos funcionarios del régimen sancionados por la Unión Europea #22Feb" [These are the 19 new officials of the regime sanctioned by the European Union #22Feb]. impulso.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Legislation". Official Journal of the European Union. 64. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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