"On July 29 he was imprisoned in his home in retaliation for having participated in the July 12 protests in his neighborhood. He was locked up for 7 days at 100 and Aldabó. There he fell ill with COVID-19 and was admitted to the Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. Salvador Allende (formerly Quinta Covadonga) for approximately 7 to 10 days. From there he was transferred to the Combinado del Este.
He says that the demonstrators were attacked by plainclothes agents and police officers. They threw stones at them and shot at them. He is facing a 20-year prison sentence for the alleged crime of sedition and has also suffered mistreatment and abuse in prison."
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Right to effective legal remedy
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of opinion and expression
Protection against incitement to discrimation and violence
Right to political participation
Equality before the law
Freedom of assembly
Right to be informed of the reasons for one's detention, at the moment of detention, and to be noticed, without delay, of the accusations
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
- Perpetrator
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Police
Military
Prison system officers
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
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