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Bogota police admits taking part in vandalism that ended peaceful student protests: report
by Adriaan Alsema October 1, 2019
Sources within Bogota‘s Police department have confirmed that two of its officers took part in vandalism that triggered violent repression of student protests in Colombia’s capital on Friday, according to Blu Radio.
Students on social media said on Friday that they had apprehended some of the rioters, including members of riot police squad ESMAD, and had handed them over to police.
Anonymous sources confirmed that two policemen had been arrested by their colleagues, the radio station reported Monday.
According to the police sources, the officers were throwing rocks at student loan institute Icetex “to remain unnoticed.”
The version given by the authorities is that while the uniforms were fulfilling the objective of infiltrating the demonstrations, they were discovered by several students and the policemen, to remain unnoticed, apparently began to throw stones.
Blu Radio
More:
https://colombiareports.com/bogota-police-admits-taking-part-in-vandalism-that-ended-peaceful-student-protests-report/
