Richard Baez, Jose Gregorio Custodio Y David of the SaintsThey have stories in common. They found death after being detained by agents of the National Police and a few days apart.
Are deaths are investigated by Public ministry. In making the announcement, the Attorney General of the Republic, Miriam Germán Brito, said: “Like everyone in our society, this situation causes us great pain, because these are facts that cause outrage, pain and shame.”
Richard
In the case of Báez, a 28-year-old hairdresser, died at the Cabral y Báez hospital, from Santiago On April 4, after being arrested and being in police custody, there are still no detainees, although it transpired that they have investigated 14 people, including a Police colonel.
His relatives assure that his death was caused by an alleged beating he received while he was detained in the Cien Fuegos police station, after being arrested on March 21.
Jose Gregorio
Custodio, 38, died on April 18, two days after being arrested in response to a complaint of gender violence, in San Jose de Ocoa. During his stay in the “Detachment of the 37th” he was transferred to the San José hospital “due to severe stomach pain.” It was reported that his body had “bruises”, while his relatives accuse the detachment agents of being “murderers”.
After the scandal, the National Police announced that it dismissed the commander of the police department San Jose de Ocoa where Custodio was detained.
According to the uniformed officer, Colonel Santo Santana Vizcaíno was left at the disposal of Human Resources of the so-called order institution.
Instead of the dismissed officer, Colonel Joselito Alonso Alcántara was appointed, who made several internal changes in the police detachment.
David
David, 24, was beaten to death “savagely” while he was detained in the sector barracks Popcornaccording to Public ministrywhich calls for preventive detention against the accused.
In the request for a coercive measure, the prosecution body stated that three civilians and four police officers were involved in the death. They “associated” to kill him, since they dealt him multiple contusive blows to the skull and to different parts of the body.
According to the indictment of Public ministryThose responsible for the death of young De los Santos are Captain Domingo Alberto Rodríguez Rodríguez, Second Lieutenant Germán García de la Cruz, Corporal Alfonso Decena Hernández and Private San Manuel González García (or Sari Manuel González García).
Civilians are also Santiago Mateo Victoriano, Michael Pérez Ramos and Jean Carlos Martínez Peña, who were held in the jail cell of the police station where the accused agents took the victim on April 27, after arresting him at Ágora Mall, where the security of the commercial square retained it.
Next Friday, May 13 at 9:00 in the morning, the coercion measure will be known.
