The authorities in Cali initiated disciplinary and criminal investigations of the uniformed Police Mcity of Cali involved in an alleged case of abuse of authority, during the attention of a request from the community in the Llano Verde neighborhood this Friday, a situation that has caused great indignation.
The events went viral through a video posted on social networks where you can see One of the uniformed officers pressed the head of a citizen with his knee, while he is lying on public roads, which reminded many of the media case of George Floyd in the United States.
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“The exercise of authority carried out by any State entity must be mediated by a deep respect for the fundamental Human Rights of any citizen, for this reason, given the incidents that occurred in the Llano Verde neighborhood, in coordination with the Metropolitan Police we have opened the processes disciplinary proceedings against the uniformed men involved in these events. At the moment they have been suspended until we have the final ruling. We are not going to allow disrespect or violation of the Law in police procedures,” said Jimmy Dranguet Rodríguez, Secretary (e) of Security and Justice.
Here is the video of what happened:
