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Monday, May 31, 2021

Night Of Repression Leaves 11 People Injured In Bogota

Night Of Repression Leaves 11 People Injured In Bogota

Mobile Anti-Riot Squad agents hold a demonstrator in Bogota, Colombia, May 28, 2021.

 Published 31 May 2021 (2 hours 24 minutes ago) 

Colombia's President Duque continues to ignore international calls to stop police brutality.

Colombia's Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (ESMAD) agents on Sunday cracked down on a peaceful protest at the Portal Resistencia metro station in Bogota, leaving at least 11 people injured.

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Witnesses said the officers threw gas grenades and shot at protesters with firearms. In the Chicala neighborhood, police forces also assaulted citizens who were not taking part in the protests.

On Monday morning, human rights defenders denounced that at least four people were detained during the previous night. They added that similar to what has happened in Cali and Popayan, armed men shot at the demonstrators from private vehicles.

The violent incidents occurred a few hours after President Ivan Duque's representatives and protest leaders met without reaching agreements.

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