{"id":3178,"date":"2026-02-18T07:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accionarpolitico.com\/?p=3178"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:55:53","slug":"presidente-designa-a-andres-modesto-cruz-como-nuevo-director-general-de-la-pn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accionarpolitico.com\/?p=3178","title":{"rendered":"Presidente designa a Andr\u00e9s Modesto Cruz como nuevo director general de la PN"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"subtitle ps-4 p-0 m-0\">Coloca en retiro al mayor general Ram\u00f3n Antonio Guzm\u00e1n Peralta, exdirector de la Polic\u00eda Nacional<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accionar Pol\u00edtico.-<\/strong> El presidente Luis Abinader dispuso el ascenso del general Andr\u00e9s Modesto Cruz Cruz, P.N., al rango de mayor general y su designaci\u00f3n como nuevo director general de la Polic\u00eda Nacional, mediante el Decreto n\u00fam. 111-26.<\/p>\n<p>La disposici\u00f3n se fundamenta en lo establecido en los art\u00edculos 255 y 256 de la Constituci\u00f3n de la Rep\u00fablica y en la Ley n\u00fam. 590-16 Org\u00e1nica de la Polic\u00eda Nacional, que otorga al presidente la atribuci\u00f3n de nombrar al director general de la instituci\u00f3n entre oficiales generales activos. Asimismo, el decreto deroga el art\u00edculo 1 del Decreto n\u00fam. 557-23.<\/p>\n<p>En la misma decisi\u00f3n, el mayor general Ram\u00f3n Antonio Guzm\u00e1n Peralta fue colocado en honrosa situaci\u00f3n de retiro por el cese de sus funciones como director general de la Polic\u00eda Nacional y designado asesor del presidente de la Rep\u00fablica en materia policial.<\/p>\n<p>El mayor general Cruz Cruz cuenta con una amplia trayectoria dentro de la instituci\u00f3n, caracterizada por el desempe\u00f1o en \u00e1reas estrat\u00e9gicas de control, supervisi\u00f3n y gesti\u00f3n interna. Hasta su designaci\u00f3n se desempe\u00f1aba como inspector general de la Polic\u00eda Nacional (2023-2026). Previamente ocup\u00f3 posiciones como director de Asuntos Internos, director Regional sur, director de enlace entre el Ministerio de Defensa y la Polic\u00eda Nacional y director de Control Interno, entre otras responsabilidades de alto mando.<\/p>\n<p>Es ingeniero civil egresado de la Universidad Nacional Pedro Henr\u00edquez Ure\u00f1a (UNPHU) y posee una maestr\u00eda en Defensa y Seguridad Nacional por el Instituto Superior para la Defensa \u201cGeneral Juan Pablo Duarte y D\u00edez\u201d. 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