The victim was on the way to the Santuario del Cobre to attend Mass. When he was passing through the municipality of Mella, he was detained by three political police officers. They took him by force and put him into the car which is being used for this kind of actions. The victim was driven to the National Revolutionary Police Station (PNR) and kept there for 3 hours. After that, officer Girón came to victim and insulted him. Then he told to the victim that he can go back home, but if he had a meeting with other activists (calling them “worms”), they would beat him to death with sticks.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Perpetrator
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Police
Collaborators
Political police
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