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The head of the Santiago Oeste Zone of the Carabineros, general Enrique Monras, referred this Saturday to the delicate and controversial situation that ended with a 16-year-old boy in the Mapocho riverbed, with video records indicating that he was pushed by a policeman, in the middle of demonstrations on Friday afternoon.
“Infantry personnel, plus the support of water launchers, make a clearance on the Pío Nono bridge heading north, and in this situation, when Carabineros personnel are going to try to arrest the people, one of our carabineros, trying to stop to a young man, he loses his balance and falls over the railing of the bridge into the Mapocho River “Monras said.
When asked by the press about a specific definition of the facts, the general indicated that “If (the young man) is pushed or fell alone, that will be determined by the Public Ministry through the investigation (…) For me, the official tried to stop him and unfortunately the person loses his balance and falls ”.
Regarding the apparent lack of assistance to the young man, he indicated that “immediately, upon being warned by the security cameras, the SAMU and the Fire Department were informed so that they could go to the rescue of the person.”
“Carabineros, from experience, sometimes we have to withdraw the personnel so that the SAMU and the Fire Department must arrive. It is not that we have not provided first aid, “he said, arguing that by causing attacks on police officers at that time, they cannot expose the rescue teams, some of them civilians who were already treating the wounded.
“From a legal point of view, the Central North prosecutor’s office was immediately informed, which ordered the prosecutor Macaya, with personnel from the Human Rights PDI to review the body cameras and both the section chief and some police officers were interviewed, ”he explained. The policeman involved was identified from the beginning, he said.
Monrás confirmed that the results of the investigations will be announced later, since the prosecution “continues to take statements.” “The carabinero will remain inside the barracks pending what the Public Ministry determines”, he complemented.
In this sense, he explained that full access to the cameras and records of the incident are in the hands of the prosecution and the PDI, so After completing the first expert reports, it will be known in what quality the police officer is involved.
In addition, Monrás reported the arrest of 20 people, the attempted burning of a bus and 18 police officers injured in yesterday’s incidents.
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