The councilors detained by the Gildo Insfrán Police in Formosa denounced injuries and mistreatment at the police station

01/22/2021 7:47 AM

• Clarín.com

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Updated 01/22/2021 7:53 AM

The arrest of two councilors in Formosa, who had denounced Governor Gildo Insfrán days ago for the inhumane conditions of the isolation centers for coronavirus patients, generated a generalized repudiation in various sectors of Argentine politics and society. 

After spending a few hours under arrest,

Gabriela Neme and Celeste Ruiz Díaz

reported abuse and injuries during their stay at the police station.

“An officer who never identified herself pushed me to get out of the truck.

I have injuries to my wrists, ankles, and back

.

I was reviewed by a judicial forensic, a police officer, my part doctor and a notary.

Everything is in the file, "said Neme, a lawyer and member of the dissident Peronism of that province.

“

It was all very violent

.

They accuse me of instigation to commit crimes and resistance to authority, when it is clearly seen in the images that I am talking normally to them and they grab me by force and put me in the truck, ”the councilor accused in statements to the

TN

channel

.

Neme and Ruíz Díaz were arrested on Thursday while participating in a peaceful demonstration at the door of Fray Mamerto Esquiú School No. 18, in the provincial capital, where one of the centers set up by Governor Insfrán to isolate positive and suspected cases operates. of COVID-19.

That place was one of those denounced days ago by the councilors.

"The things that happen in there are terrible. There are nine children in a state of overcrowding.

Babies of two and four months without pediatric coverage

," said Neme.

Ruíz Díaz, for his part, denounced that her telephone was taken from her and that she was not allowed to speak with her lawyer while she was detained.

“On three occasions they wanted me to sign the reasons why they started a case, and I replied that I was not going to do it without the presence of my lawyer.

Luckily, Senator (Luis) Naidenoff was able to enter with Dr. Montoya, who served as my lawyer, but they took my phone very aggressively and they did not allow me to speak with my lawyer, ”he explained.

“What I experienced at the police station was quite ugly.

With Gabriela they had us in different rooms.

I was in a corridor handcuffed and now I am suffering the consequences on my wrists,

"he added.

Ruíz Díaz, councilor for the UCR, assured that "in the isolation centers, at night they close the padlock and turn off the light. It is the closest thing to a jail. There are many human rights violations and we have been denouncing them long time".

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