My macbook pro inform that i am running out of disk space. However, I am unable to secure delete those files that are in Trash. Many files in Trash are "locked". how do I secure delete these files in trash

I am unable to secure delete those files in the Trash. Many files are marked as "locked" Is this way I cannot secure delete these files?

Can you not just select them and remove the locked flag?

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