Brutal aggression: man threw a detainee against a wall in a Police station in Atlántico

A video circulating on social networks would reveal a possible case of police abuse in the department of Atlántico.

The recording of just 10 seconds shows how a man, who would be part of the Sijin, he picks up a detainee who is handcuffed and throws him with great force against a wall. The scene shows the pain of the victim once his back hits the wall and then he collapses on the ground.

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The events were reportedly registered at the Police station in the municipality of Sabanalarga.

The newspaper El Heraldo was able to verify that the video is already in the hands of the Atlantic Police Commander, Colonel Hugo Molano, who stated that the events are the subject of investigation.

“The Police reject this kind of behavior that goes against ethics and institutional principles against the permanent use of force and instructions on respect for human rights”He told the Barranquilla newspaper.

And he added: “We will be verifying and Once the official who committed this act has been established, we will take the corresponding criminal and disciplinary actions”.

This is the video that circulates on social networks:

Police abuse in Colombia

In the first semester of 2020, the Attorney General’s Office had already carried out 138 disciplinary proceedings against uniformed personnel from all forces for alleged irregularities in their functions. On the other hand, the National Police in that same period had opened 3,674 investigations, of which 1,474 were for alleged police abuse.

The Police report known by El Tiempo revealed that in that group of investigations 773 cases correspond to an alleged abuse of authority; 456, to physical aggression; 153, to personal injury and 92 cases are for verbal assault.

According to the institution’s figures, the patrols are those who represent the largest number of investigated, with 348 processes, representing 65 percent of all cases. The next with the most disciplinary processes are the mayors, who have 44, followed by police assistants, with 42; the deputies, with 27 and the captains, with 22.

“The document indicates that 539 police officers of the around 148,000 who are active in the country are linked to the investigations opened this year and that each year they participate in about 22 million procedures, including operations against high-impact crimes, attention to fights, riots, protests and operations against organized crime, among others “, the newspaper detailed.

In addition, the report revealed that this year 91 uniformed men have been sanctioned compared to 295 last year. In the first half of this year, 10 policemen were dismissed, 38 were suspended, 34 received a fine and 9, a warning.

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Further, 16 policemen were captured for irregularities in their service, 15 for personal injury, and one for abuse of authority.