The victim was in the street when he saw a motorcyclist running a stoplight while also failing to wear a helmet. A policeman stopped him, but surprisingly the policeman only stopped him to talk. That is when the victim began to record what was happening. He was outraged by the conversation because that policeman is sometimes breaking other laws and being abusive.The victim states that this conversation was taking place in a corner where it is not allowed and constituted a crime.
While the victim was recording, the biker noticed and the policeman said: "Who the hell are you to be recording me?" He tried to snatch his phone, but the victim resisted. The policeman forcefully threw the victim to the ground. There, the victim remained practically naked because the shorts he was wearing had been pulled down. That is when two more policemen came to the scene. Among the three officers, they removed the phone. However, during the struggle, the victim managed to pass the phone to a friend who was then chased. The victim claims that the officers handled him violently, painfully lifting him up and securing the handcuffs so tightly that they left marks on his wrists and gave him swollen hands. Then they dragged him across the ground to the police car, taking him to the police station. Once there, one officer requested a blood test for alcohol, and asked the doctor to include it in the report, however, the test was negative. Also while at the police station, the officer accused the victim of resisting arrest, so the victim was held in a cell until the next day before being released with a fine of 1000 pesos (€ 30). They did this to make the victim understand that they were doing him a favor by not taking him to court. Finally, they asked him not to publish the video, since it would be degrading to the Ministry of the Interior.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal security and integrity
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
- Perpetrator
- Police
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