Young Cuban man falsely accused of theft by a drunken policeman



At 7 pm Darli Salazar was attacked by policeman Ivan. The events occurred when the young man was grazing his horse in the same place where the policeman had left his. When he did not find his horse there, and without any proof, the policeman accused him of having stolen it. The young man was attacked by the policeman and his son who threw a stone at him, hitting him in the leg. There was also a friend of the policeman who threatened the young man with a machete, but the policeman, who was drunk, did not intervene in the threat.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal security and integrity
Protection against incitement to discrimation and violence
Perpetrator
Police
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