Seven days after the death of young Ángel Miguel “Papucho” Santos, rolled by a truck National Police In the municipal district of El Limón, community members maintain protests demanding justice, while no judicial action has been taken against the agent who directed the patrol involved in the incident.
He incident It happened last Saturday night, during a sporting eventand was rated by the National Police like a accidenta version that only gave way to the transfer of the commander of the El Limón detachment, without so far reporting on a submission to justice.
The police institution indicated that it had initiated a investigation in charge of the Internal Affairs Inspectorate; However, so far no conclusion has been offered from the investigation.
New manifestation and arrests
The most recent manifestation It was carried out on Friday afternoon, through a peaceful march-vigil summoned by the Unity and Progress Fighting Front (FLUP), in which community members, educators and students from Villa González and surrounding areas participated.
During this activity, several protesters were detainedamong them five teacherstwo students and the director of the Ercilia Pepín High School, as reported by participants in the mobilization.
One of the community members present expressed:
“In a peaceful march carried out in the municipality of Villa González, in support of the pain that the municipal district of El Limón is suffering today, they arrested five teachersamong them the director of the Ercilia Pepín High School, and two students. The abuse continues, and even more so now that they have prevented the use of that constitutional law what protest is.”
Background of the protests
The demonstrations They started on Sunday, after funeral of the young Saints in the cemetery of the municipal district.
That day, residents They marched to the police headquarters of El Limón, where incidents occurred with stone throwing and debris against the crew.
The National Police responded by sending reinforcement and made at least 13 arrestsattributed to the attacks against the barracks.
They demand investigation and justice
Prior to Friday’s march, the FLUP had called for a peaceful walk under the motto “For Life, Justice and Citizen Rights”, which demanded a investigation transparent and impartial report on the death of Ángel Miguel Santos, as well as the cessation of police abuses and the release of the detained during the protests.
Until this Saturday, there has been no information about judicial measures against the responsible of the attack, while the protests continue in the community.
