San Juan protest calls for resignation of governor Wanda Vázquez

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Who is responsible for the scandal in Puerto Rico? 7:25

(CNN Spanish) - A march convened by urban music artist René Pérez (Resident) and Major League baseball player Yadier Molina returned to claim on Thursday the resignation of the governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, and ended in clashes between the Police and protesters.

The incidents occurred when the police used tear gas to disperse the protesters after they marched through San Juan from the Capitol to La Fortaleza, the governor's residence.

While the police established a perimeter to evict the vicinity of the residence, some of the protesters responded by throwing objects at police forces, while others placed garbage bags and other objects on public roads.

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Some walls of shops and residences of Old San Juan exhibited graffiti and written messages alluding to the protest. Also on the doors of the Cathedral of San Juan you could see writings.

Hundreds of people responded to the call of Pérez and Molina, and marched to the shout of "Wanda Renunciation".

The surroundings of the Capitol were already the scene where in July 2019 there were protests against then governor Ricardo Rosselló and that led to his resignation on August 2.

Thursday's call comes after the previous weekend revealed the existence, in a warehouse in the city of Ponce, of large volumes of supplies, including drinking water, which were initially intended for victims of Hurricane Maria and which were not distributed among those affected by the 6.4 magnitude tremor that shook Puerto Rico on January 7.

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After the discovery, the governor dismissed Carlos Acevedo, commissioner for Emergency Management and Disaster Management of the island and ordered an investigation. Vázquez reported that he sent the results of the investigation to the Department of Justice to assess whether there was a commission of crime in the action.

At present, Governor Wanda Vázquez has not issued official statements about what happened. CNN contacted the press office of La Fortaleza and so far no response has been received.

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