After the violent events that occurred on November 15 during the so-called march Generation Zthis Monday the head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, declared that 19 people were arrested.
During a press conference on the morning of November 17, the president assured that the deprivation of liberty of the 19 people is due to alleged crimes. and that, at the moment, there is no information about injured or hospitalized protesters.
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“There are no hospitalized protesters that we have information about and no ones missing.”. I will never give an order to repress any public expression or demonstration (…) there are no arbitrary arrests; “The people who are detained are for alleged crimes and, therefore, today we have 19 people detained for different types of injuries,” said Brugada.
However, he highlighted that the violent actions of some of the ProtestantsThey left several police officers injured, who suffered attacks for more than two hours.
For its part, the Attorney General of Justice of Mexico City, Bertha Alcalde Lujánreported that 29 people were arrested on the spot, who were transferred to the Public Ministry; however, Only 18 adults and one adolescent were detained, who was referred to the Special Prosecutor’s Office for Justice for Adolescents.
As to the remaining 10 people, pointed out that, although their participation in the attacks was proventhe injuries suffered by police officers heal in less than 15 days and are not considered crimes, but rather civic offenses; Therefore, they were sent to the civic court, where the cases were dismissed.
About the 18 adults in the Public Ministryexplained that they are linked to different crimes, such as attempted homicide, resistance to individuals, robbery and injuries of various degrees.
“The institution will continue to investigate in strict accordance with the law, guaranteeing the rights of all people involved,” said the official.
During his participation, the Secretary of Citizen Security of the CDMX, Pablo Vázquez Camacho, He recounted the events recorded during the demonstration and presented the balance of the injured police officers.
He pointed out that 60 agents rThey received care at the scene and 40 more were transferred to hospitals for evaluation; Of the latter, 29 have already been discharged and 11 continue under specialized care. Furthermore, he indicated that 20 civilians They were also treated on site.
In relation to the injuries, he indicated that the police officers suffered attacks for more than two hours by the so-called black block.
As detailed, The aggressors threw stones, strainers, mallets, pipes, chains and other objects at them, as well as Molotov cocktails, rockets and firecrackers. in an attempt to set them on fire.
However, the official noted that the agents only had their personal protective equipment, which included acrylic shields, helmets, knee pads, elbow pads and some fire extinguishers.
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Vazquez Camacho He assured that 18 cases were registered that could constitute violations of the police action protocol and other legal regulations.
He explained that these are possible incidents of excessive use of force, which is why 18 administrative investigations were initiated in Internal Affairs to interview the uniformed officers involved.
In seven of these cases, staff will be temporarily suspended until the investigations are concluded.
“No act that contravenes police protocol will be allowed; cases outside the norm will be investigated and punished,” he emphasized.
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