Like every Friday, the young people, having no other meeting place, gather at what is known as the Vista Alegre, a cafeteria located on the corner of Calle 294 and Avenida 5ta to drink some beers and listen to music with speakers. At the moment, a patrol car arrived and attacked the young people, hitting one of them in such a way that they ended up breaking his nasal septum. When his stepfather arrived at the scene in defense of his stepson, the policeman kicked the door of the car in which the father was coming, causing him to break a finger as his hand was caught between the door and the body of the vehicle. The father was threatened on more than one occasion by this policeman because he has refused to pay him bribes. No response has been received to the complaints made about the beatings of the child.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right to effective legal remedy
Personal security and integrity
- Perpetrator
- Police
CJCT/27