Last Wednesday, October 15, the great national march against the Government of José Jerí and Congressin which it was also demanded to repeal the procrime laws —qualified as such by experts— that were approved from the Parliament. In this sense, various confrontations were recorded between members of the National Police of Peru (PNP) and the citizens who exercised their right to protest. An episode of repression was reported in the Center of Lima, exactly at the intersection of the avenues Nicholas of Pierola and Garcilaso de la Vega.
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Protesters warned that a person who was riding his motorcycle was intercepted by police officers, who upon seeing him threw him to the ground and began hitting him in different parts of the body. However, the situation worsened when a member of the PNPwith gun in hand, approached the area of the altercation and kicked the man’s head. When he was rebuked by a woman for his repressive attitude, he responded with insults, lying to his mother and threatening her. “Come out, c&%#dre, I’m going to shoot you, ah.”
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The situation did not stop there. After getting up after the beating, the police officers returned to the charge and continued attacking him. The event was recorded by the cameras of different media outlets that covered the demonstrations.
A similar incident occurred on the avenue Walk of the Republicin front of the Courthouse of the Judiciary. Citizens reported that police officers beat a man with their tonfa batons, even though he had already been detained. Furthermore, in images it can be seen that a tear gas bomb was even thrown where he was detained.
Exact moment of police repression in the Center of Lima. Photo: Capture
Police caught shooting pellets: “Put him in! Put him in!”
In the San Martin Squarea police contingent was caught shooting pellets at the bodies of citizens with the aim of “dispersing” them. “Get in! Get in!”, “come in, get in, get in,” the police officers are heard saying.
Police caught with firearm pointing at citizens
Another moment that did not go unnoticed and that was alerted with great concern was that a member of the PNP In the middle of the demonstrations, he took out his firearm and began to aim at the citizens in the Center of Lima.
The incident happened after, while the two police officers were on their motorcycles, a group of citizens approached and threw their motorcycles to the ground. However, a man pointed out that the law enforcement member drew her weapon. After that, their police colleagues arrived to help them.
Police caught pulling out their firearm and pointing it at citizens.
