Exactly four weeks after the end of the police protest carried out for twelve days in front of the Radioelectric Command I of Posadas demanding salary improvements, at least 17 agentsboth active and retired, identified as promoters and participants in the force measures, They will begin to respond to justice tomorrow for acts that would fall under the figures of sedition, theft and embezzlement, among other crimes.
The investigations were requested by Rene Casalshead of the Sixth Investigation Prosecutor’s Office, who after analyzing a large amount of evidence, including surveillance cameras, expert reports and the testimony of complainants and witnesses, established a list of those involved and crimes allegedly committed.
The request was submitted to the magistrate Ricardo Balorhead of the Sixth Investigative Court, who gave rise to the proposal and issued the notifications corresponding to a total of 17 uniformed officers, who must appear before their courts to give an investigative statement from tomorrow until Monday, July 8.
As La Voz de Misiones was able to find out, two investigations will be carried out per day and the first will be an agent with services at the Second Police Station of San Vicente and another who is part of the Investigations Division of Regional Unit IX of Jardín América.
For next Tuesday, meanwhile, the so-called “referents” or “spokespersons” of the demonstration are summoned, the retired senior non-commissioned officer Ramon Amarilla (57) and his comrade also retired German Palaveccino (46).
Ramón Amarilla and Germán Palaveccino, representatives or spokespersons for the protest, were summoned to testify on July 2.
The initial list pointed to 15 officers, but at the last minute prosecutor Casals also required the appearance before the Court of two firefighters and with this the number of those involved rose to 17. Reports were also requested from the Provincial Penitentiary Service (SPP). , hence the number of cited could increase even more from now on.
The sources consulted indicated that, in principle, the uniformed men are accused of being part of a group of agents, both police and penitentiary, active and retired, who through the use of force measures that are prohibited They exercised coercive actions to demand salary improvements from the provincial government.
From a judicial point of view, these events could result in charges for crimes ranging from seditionwhich provides for penalties of up to six years in prison, up to theft, failure to fulfill the duties of a public official, embezzlement and aggravated coercion.
Likewise, the accusations at this stage are provisional and everything will depend on the progress of the file.
The camp gathered more than 4,000 people in front of the Radioelectric Command I on Uruguay Avenue.
The 12 day camp
The police protest began on May 17. It was 3 in the morning when hooded police crossed the first patrol cars in front of the command located on Uruguay de Posadas Avenue and began a burning of roofs that in a few hours transformed into a camp that lasted for twelve days, when they finally reached an agreement with the provincial government.
There were twelve days of extreme tension, with permanent meetings, crossed accusations and threats of application of the famous anti-picketing protocol of Patricia Bullrich with federal uniformed personnel.
During all those days of protest, prosecutor Casals insisted time and again on the use of patrol cars for the measure of force, requesting the return of the vehicles, although he never obtained results. On the days with the greatest attendance at the camp, they were able to identify about 30 official vehiclesincluding a fire truck.
“They stole a patrol car and, with their faces covered, they threw rubber bands and then set them on fire. More than police, they are picketers. This delegitimizes any type of claim. Now they played music. The situation is almost circus”, was the summary of the demonstration made as soon as the conflict began by the Government Minister Marcelo Perezin dialogue with Infobae, which was the prelude to the announcement of the filed complaints.
Prosecutor René Casals requested on several occasions the return of the vehicles identified in the protest.
