he former leader of the Los Cachiros cartel, Devis Leonel Rivera Maradiaga, said that the money was delivered to the president‘s sister Hilda Hernández in return for „protection so that the military police and preventive police didn’t capture us in Honduras.“
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A Man in Wheelchair Is Attacked by Chile‘s Military Police
Videos posted on social networks show that an armored car launched its jet of water directly at the face of a person in a wheelchair who fell violently to the floor and was later admitted to the Santa Maria Clinic. The images also show that the police car tried to prevent the witnesses of the event from helping the man who could not stand up by himself.
Colombia: Organizations Denounce Another Social Leader Killed
CIJP also stressed that the paramilitary group Autodefensas Gaitanista de Colombia (AGC), also known as Clan del Golfo, controls el Choco department in complicity with the army and local police forces.
Brazilian Black Teenager Found Dead After Kidnapping
Dozens of Brazilians took to the streets Monday to protest against the death of black teenager Guilherme Silva Guedes, 15, who disappeared in Vila Clara, Sao Paulo Saturday after he was kidnapped.
Federal Protective Service officer killed, another injured in Oakland shooting amid George Floyd protests
(30.05.2020)
A Federal Protective Service (FPS) Officer was killed and another injured Friday in a shooting at a federal building in Oakland, Calif., amid protests and violence in the city over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd.
„We have witnessed an outright assault on our law enforcement community last night in Oakland, California,“ Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said at a Saturday news conference. „An assassin cowardly shot two Federal Protective Service contractors as they stood watch over a protest.“
Man suspected of killing Sheriff’s deputy on active duty in Air Force
Police have not ruled out the possibility that others were involved.
32-year-old military police officer arrested on suspicion of killing Santa Cruz, California deputy
The ABC7 I-Team has new information about the suspect in the death of Santa Cruz County Sheriff‘s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Here‘s what we know about 32-year-old Steven Carrillo and why the FBI is investigating a possible link between the Santa Cruz and Oakland shootings.
In violent Rio, U.S. protests stoke backlash against deadly cops
“It’s sad in a way that part of Brazilian society has to look at the U.S. to realize that the problem exists at home,” said Cano, a professor at Rio de Janeiro State University.
“And the media is giving a lot more coverage now after the George Floyd case than they would otherwise give to the recurrent cases of executions in favelas.”
Police Militarization Has Fostered a Culture that Sees Protesters as ‘The Enemy’
As a former police officer of 27 years and a scholar who has written on the policing of marginalized communities, I have observed the militarization of the police firsthand, especially in times of confrontation.
I have seen, throughout my decades in law enforcement, that police culture tends to privilege the use of violent tactics and non-negotiable force over compromise, mediation, and peaceful conflict resolution. It reinforces a general acceptance among officers of the use of any and all means of force available when confronted with real or perceived threats to officers.
Chile’s Elite Escaping by Helicopter for Easter Amid Pandemic
Chilean health officials said earlier this week they planned to cordon off the city, setting up road checkpoints manned by police and military, to prevent city dwellers from fleeing to second residences in rural areas and coastal enclaves where they could spread the virus.
Bolivian Coup Leader Visits US Again Ahead of Elections
Camacho‘s visit to the United States reopens the revelations that the blog ‚Behind Back Doors‘ published before the coup perpetrated on Nov. 10, 2019, which exposed links between the government of United States and opposition Bolivian leaders.
Bolsonaro signs law ending disciplinary detention for military police and firefighters
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed into law a bill that eliminates jail time as a punishment for military police and firefighters convicted of disciplinary offenses, according to the Official Gazette on Friday.
International Criminal Court may investigate UK ‚war crimes cover-up‘
The ICC said it took the findings very seriously. The MoD has said the allegations are unsubstantiated.
Army accused of covering up killing of children in Afghanistan and Iraq
The year-long investigation claims to have found evidence of murders by an SAS soldier, as well as deaths in custody, beatings, torture and sexual abuse of detainees by members of the Black Watch.
A senior SAS commander was referred to prosecutors for attempting to pervert the course of justice, the investigation claims.
UK government and military accused of war crimes cover-up
Operation Northmoor was set up by the government in 2014 and looked into 52 alleged illegal killings.
Its closure was announced by the government before Royal Military Police detectives even had a chance to interview the key Afghan witnesses.
Chile‘s Mapuche People Mourn the Death of Camillo Catrillanca
November 14 will mark the first anniversary of the death of Camilo Catrillanca, an Indigenous man who was shot to dead by a Military Police (Carabinero) officer in La Araucania. Social movements and progressive parties have called for demonstrations in more than 40 cities.
Chilean congress evacuated as police use teargas on protesters
Most of the demonstrations over the high cost of medicine, water and other basic needs have been peaceful. But instances of arson, looting and alleged brutality by security forces have shocked many in a nation known for relative stability.
Chile: General Strike Begins as Piñera Asks for Forgiveness
Chile‘s Workers‘ United Center (CUT) and over twenty national organizations began on Wednesday a 48-hour general strike to demand President Sebastian Piñera take the military out of the streets.
Ecuador: Riot Police Fire Tear Gas, Live Ammo at Protesters
Ecuadorean social scientist, Aquiles Hervas, said over social media from the scene: “We have just witnessed a vile betrayal. [Authorities] accepted the crowd’s arrival outside the assembly in order to talk shortly after the president’s announcement. Once they had approached [the building], the police fired at close range while people were eating soup. Several children were trampled by the terrified crowd. It is a war scene with unarmed people, several were injured.”
Video capturing the attacks show hundreds of people running eastward from the assembly, trying to escape the tear gas grenades and armored vehicles.
„Let‘s sit down to talk, let‘s sit down and talk about decree 883, let‘s talk about where your resources should go, and make sure they go to those who need it most,“ Moreno said in a 20 second message to the nation at 3:00 p.m. local time. The violent incident outside the National Assembly occurred at around 4:30 p.m.
#Ecuador | Neighbors of the San Roque area in Quito denounce that police has allegedly threw 3 young men off a bridge, killing them. Moments prior to this, the Constitutional Court had issued a decree endorsing the state of exception in Ecuador.
#Ecuador | In the southern outskirts of Quito in Santa Rosa, one of the military tanks the government deployed to face the Indigenous march was neutralized by the demonstrators, protesting Moreno‘s neoliberal economic measures.
Thousands of Indigenous Protestors Reach Quito As Ecuador Faces Uncertainty
A few hours earlier, military personel placed inside the presidential palace evacuated all press members that were waiting for 16h00 local time press conference from President Lenin Moreno, whose whereabouts at the moment are unknown as well as those of the vice president.
According to the National Indigenous of Ecuador (CONAIE) around 20,000 people from various Indigenous communities are part of the march which demands President Lenin Moreno to reverse the neoliberal economic austerity package announced last Wednesday.
Brazil‘s military police killed 434 in 2019 in Rio de Janeiro
This became the most violent 90 days period in recorded history. The data did not include killings by the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police. The killing spree by the military police comes less than six months into the presidency of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
Last year, during the same period, 386 deaths were reported.
1,000 Israeli Soldiers To Arrive in Honduras to Train Troops, Police on Border Protection
This would be the second time that Honduras is allowing foreign military personnel in the territory and the first time in Israel’s history to send troops abroad.
Brazil‘s Military Police ‚Invades‘ MST Camp to Expel 150 Landless Families
The MST has been referred to as a terrorist group by far-right politician and Brazil‘s incoming President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil‘s military police violently entered a camp ran by the Campesino Landless Workers‘ Movement (MST) Wednesday to expel 150 families that have lived in the territory Ze Maria do Tome, in the municipality of Limoeiro, state of Ceara, for four years.
Portugal defense minister quits amid probe of theft cover-up
The recovery, without any arrests or named suspects, triggered an investigation by prosecutors, who last month ordered the arrest of the head of the military police and several army officers.
Syrian medics ‚subjected to extreme intimidation‘ after Douma attack
“There has been a very heavy security presence on the ground ever since the attack and they have been targeting doctors and medics in a very straightforward way,” said Tayara, a Birmingham-based physician, now in Turkey where he is supervising the departure from Syria of some of the Douma medics. “Any medic who tried to leave Douma was searched so vigorously, especially for samples. At one medical point, seven casualties were taken away. The Russian military police were heavily involved. They were directing things.
The #Russian military police reached the area of alleged chemical attack in #Syria #Douma. Local residents say that there was no chemical attack at all.
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