The National Police reported this Monday that it suspended at the end of May, a superior officer due to a complaint from a former cadet of alleged sexual assault.
The event would have occurred while the excadet was trained at the academy Saint Christopher. He superior officer identified as responsible was immediately suspended as a preventive measure, in compliance with internal protocols and due process, the institution said.
He specified that he ruled that the case related to the excadet of the School for Cadets Major General José Félix Rafael Hermida Gonzálezwhose name makes reservations, was sent to the Public Ministryin the jurisdiction of San Cristóbal for the corresponding investigations.
Wait bottom line
The Police assured in a press release that “they acted immediately when they learned of the complaint he May 27 through the Central Directorate of Internal Affairs“, and what awaits the bottom line of the Public Ministry.
- He reiterated his commitment to “the transparencythe justice and respect for fundamental rightsguaranteeing that the investigation is carried out with objectivity, impartiality and strict adherence to the law.”
will not tolerate inappropriate behavior
Likewise, the National Police emphasized that does not tolerate behavior contrary to the ethical valuesdisciplinary and human that govern the actions of its members, and that will continue to provide all the necessary support for the complete clarification of the facts.
The institution did not reveal the name of the accused officer.
Version of the cadet’s mother
The case became public this Monday when a woman reported that her daughter was sexually raped while she was training as cadet at the aforementioned center and identified the alleged aggressor as the Major José Manuel Liriano Lucianodeputy academic director.
He assured that his daughter drugged to commit aggression against him. His name is withheld to protect the integrity of the young woman.
He also said that he went to the Central Directorate of Internal Affairs of the entity to file the complaint and they ignored it and proceeded to notify the Academy.
The woman spoke crying in it program The Midday Showwhere he knelt to ask justice. He added that they do not have last names so that the system can protect them.
Faride: acts of harassment, abuse or violence against women are not protected
The Minister of the Interior and Police, Faride Rafulalso referred to the fact. He said that, at the time, the Police ordered the “preventive suspension of the officer” and the opening of a formal investigation.
“The case is under the knowledge of the Public Ministry and the competent internal organizations that carry out evaluations and investigations, to establish the facts and determine responsibilities,” Raful said.
He maintained that the Police reaffirms its commitment to transparency and respect for due process, and “makes it clear that does not protect nor will it ever protect acts of harassment, abuse or violence against women, under no circumstances and come from whoever it comes from“.
“Likewise, it urges caution and responsibility in the public management of information, until the authorities conclude the investigation“, concluded the official.
