Assault, arbitrary arrest and abandon.



The complainant was hit and arrested when travelling to Santiago by car with other colleagues to attend the homily at the cathedral. They were exposed over 4 hours under the sun and, then, driven to the outskirts of the city, where they were abandoned one by one every 4 kms.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal security and integrity
Protection against incitement to discrimation and violence
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
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
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