Citizen detained and threatened in the police unit Parque 24



Jorge Escalona Dominguez was summoned by a police chief to the department known as Parque 24. There, he was threatened for not having a job and for being in touch with young people from his quarter who are against the existing political system in the country. He warned him that he could be prosecuted for dangerousness if he continued with his activities. Escalona Dominguez was released on the same day, after nine hours kept in detention.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Freedom of assembly
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
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