03/28/2021 18:06
Clarín.com
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Updated 03/28/2021 18:06
In Mexico, a case similar to that of George Floyd, the American who was killed by the police after subduing him with his knee in the neck for several minutes, is shocking.
This time the victim was
a woman who died after being detained by uniformed men in Tulum
.
As reported by Mexican media such as
El Universal, Excelsior
and others, the video of police brutality was captured on Saturday by residents of the area.
In the footage,
a woman
is seen
face down being subdued by the police with her knee on her back
.
In the images it is also seen that after a few minutes, the victim was left unconscious and without reaction, visibly in poor condition.
Although the woman screams and tries to free herself, the officers do not allow it.
Police brutality in Mexico.
Photo video capture.
The
Quintana Roo
State Attorney General's Office
opened an investigation into the case that recalled the murder of the Afro-descendant in Minneapolis.
"Forensic experts are investigating the cause of death. Homicide prosecutors and agents carry out investigative acts. Municipal Police officers are already being interviewed about what happened," the prosecution wrote on its Twitter account.
The @FGEQuintanaRoo reports that it started an investigation folder related to the homicide to the detriment of a victim with a private identity that occurred this Saturday afternoon in the municipality of Tulum.
Forensic experts investigate the cause of death. (1/2)
- Attorney General QR (@FGEQuintanaRoo) March 28, 2021
The municipal president of Tulum,
Victor Mas Tah
, also expressed in that social network his "condolences and solidarity" to the woman's family.
"I offer all the institutional support and I reiterate my will so that justice is done and there is no impunity," he said.
The brutal arrest of George Floyd AFP photo.
An emblematic case
Next Monday will begin the trial for the murder of George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American who
was brutally detained by police officer Derek Chauvin.
It was on May 25, 2020 in the Powderhorn neighborhood of the city of Minneapolis (Minnesota) and shocked the United States in the middle of the pandemic and once again highlighted the unresolved problem of excessive violence by the police, especially towards minorities, with frequent accusations of racism.
The video of the death of Floyd, who was on the ground for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, with Chauvin's knee in the neck to the point of suffocation, pushed millions of people in the country and around the world to take the streets for weeks to say enough to racism with the "
Black Lives Matter
" movement.
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