A traffic police officer was reported in Villa la Angostura for
attacking a 17-year-old motorcyclist
in the heart of the city of Neuquén, and the images of the violent episode went viral in the last few hours.
One of the security cameras in the area recorded the unusual moment in which the agent crosses the street, retraces his steps and literally knocks out the driver of the motorcycle who suffers an accident after the brutal attack:
he hits a column squarely.
The young man, who was traveling with his girlfriend, had to be referred to a hospital ward and there it was found that he suffered
several fractures
: in his face and also in his extremities, for which he had to undergo surgery.
The agent involved who was reported by the young man works in a branch of San Martín de los Andes.
He is accused of "
abuse of authority" and "various injuries
."
"The boy who was driving the motorcycle was with his girlfriend. They were both wearing helmets.
There was absolutely no reason
for the officer to react like that. They were not fleeing, nor fleeing, there were no police sirens, nothing," Cristian reported. Pettorosso, lawyer of the attacked young man.
In statements to
Diario Andino,
the lawyer explained that the boy "came at low speed and calmly along the avenue" and that what happened next is not explained: "You can see in the images that it is full of people, mid-morning. Honestly "It is not understood what was going through the traffic agent's head. No one can explain what triggered this. They
did not know each other,
they had never seen each other."
The incident occurred almost at the intersection of
Av. Arrayanes and Cerro Belvedere
.
There, along the pedestrian crossing of the avenue, two traffic officers walk, until one of them returns, takes a couple of steps back and intercepts with
a crash
a low-displacement motorcycle on which a couple of teenagers were traveling. .
The moment when the traffic officer attacks the motorcycle driver with a blow.
Photo: capture
The hard blow to the driver's head causes the motorcycle
to lose stability
and hit a pillar in the corner.
Consulted by
La Mañana Neuquén,
Pettorosso confirmed that the young man "has his nasal septum fractured in three parts and his right foot also fractured in three parts."
And he added: "The police officer
did not say anything to them
, nor did he justify his illegal actions, but when he saw that he had his helmet on and that he was already bleeding, he tried to cover it with a notebook that he had in his hand so that people would not see it." see."
The lawyer said that the "internal affairs of the Police" division is already working and that the agent involved is
27 years old
and has been in the Force for 3 years.
In his testimony to the superior, the agent argued that he "
tried to identify himself
" but that "the speed of the motorcycle prevented him from doing so."
And that the "motorcyclist had already had a couple of violations and intended to flee."
"All of that
is a lie
.
He said that to cover himself
," emphasized the plaintiff attorney.
And he closed: "What he testified is another crime. It is outrageous that he reports that to his superior, also compromising the commissioner who has to believe in what the subordinate informs him. It cannot be allowed that to justify the crime he committed he commits another crime. ".
DP