On video: With fists and kicks they attacked a traffic officer in Medellín while he was carrying out a control procedure

On Saturday, December 12, a traffic agent in Medellín he was attacked when he tried to immobilize a group of cars that were badly parked In the city center. The fact was made known a day later on social networks when the video of the attack was widely disseminated.

In the images you can see how citizens who wanted to avoid a fine began to boo the agent and then They grabbed him by the uniform vest and shoved him from side to side. Anger and discontent seized the group of civilians in just a few seconds and they continued the attack with fists, kicks and even knees, from which the officer could not defend himself and he was only able to protect his face and head. According to witnesses, the brutal attack only stopped when his colleagues were able to intervene.

Carlos Alberto Marín, Undersecretary of Road Safety and Control of the Ministry of Mobility of Medellín, rejected what happened and demanded respect for the lives of public servants who are in compliance with their duties. The official also assured that the relevant entities are already analyzing the images and have opened an investigation.

“The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation and the National Police were informed so that the investigations of the case could be carried out,” said the official.

Those who appear in the video beating the agent, and even those who only celebrated the attack and did not stop him, can face charges in court. Marín recalled that a person who assaults an official could pay a prison sentence of four to eight years.

Although the aggression recorded this weekend was one of the strongest, traffic officers in Medellín have been exposed to constant attacks so far this year.

On November 13, it was learned that in the main park of the San Antonio de Prado a traffic officer was intimidated by two subjects when he told them that they should move the vehicle in which they were moving because they were badly parked. “I’m getting to know her and she warmed up with me. Take a good look at me, ”one of the men told the woman after she asked him for the car papers.

Another of the most remembered attacks of this type this year occurred on June 22 when two men on motorcycles were detained at a checkpoint located in the Laureles neighborhood of Medellín. Apparently, The motorcycle had to be immobilized for not having the documents in order and for this reason the men struggled with the authority.

The event was also recorded on video and the material shows how civilians fight three traffic officers: two men and a woman. On one occasion the driver and the grill man try to flee on the motorcycle but lose their balance and fall. The agents continue to struggle with them but the civilians try to escape again until only the driver achieves the objective.

The mobility authorities of Medellín and the department ensure that These are not the appropriate ways to deal with public officials and they remind that the regular channels of the Ministry of Mobility They are available to process suggestions, doubts or claims. Likewise, the call is for citizens to respect traffic regulations, park in the proper spaces and carry all the documentation up to date to avoid fines.

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