When us, 10 Ladies in White left the Catholic Church in Colon we took our usual Sunday walk in the same way we have been doing for 61 Sundays already, we were arrested and 9 of us were mounted on patrol cars. In my case, the policewoman with the ID 14639 told me in a threatening tone: “You do not know, you do not know what I'll do to you one of these days, you lesbian”. On the way she was giving orders to the police as for where they could leave me, contrary to what the police in Colon had ordered. Upon getting out of the patrol car while I was saying a few words to the police, the police agent ID 14639 pulled my hair started to hit me over the rights side of my face. The policeman in chief quickly told her: Hey you knowyou can’t do this”. I got home and as fast as I could put I set off to Colon again. At the entrance of the town stood another patrol car and the officer with ID 14475 detained me. They led me to the car where there were also 2 police officers and the colaborators Lazarus Zayas and Claudio Aldana. Arriving at Perico the patrol released me after a few minutes and I retook the trip to Colon.In an interrogation from August 24th at the Police Unit of Perico , Ethelbert Rabelo made it clear that by continuing with my attitude to lift my hands in the sign of freedom when arrested, I could be charged.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Perpetrator
- Police
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