Argentines for justice after police car chase leaves 4 dead
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentine protested police brutality Friday after officers fired at the deaths of three teenagers and a young man in a car chase.
Authorities have removed 13 officers from the force and detained seven of them pending an investigation. The case has caused a public announcement that caused hundreds of people to work on a march "against the trigger-happy" in Argentina's capital.
in the town of San Miguel del Monte, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) south of Buenos Aires. Police said a suspicious car had been reported and the car failed to stop on police orders.
A chase ensued and shots were fired by the police. The car crashed into a truck and the four were killed. Another teenager was seriously injured.
1[ads1]9659003] Initial investigations show that a bullet pierced through one of the victims and several bullet shells from police officers were found on the site.
"There was no reason for them to shoot," he said. ] The Buenos Aires province's security minister's procedure was poorly carried out.
Human rights advocates joined families of victims of police violence at Friday's demonstration. They blame and iron-fisted crime policy carried out by President Mauricio Macri's administration, and they say the latest deaths could have been a dangerous precedent in a country haunted by memories of human rights crimes during its 1976-1983 dictatorship.
"Stop killing the people, stop killing the young, "said human rights leader Nora Cortiñas. "This country must give an image that is now impunity for these crimes. Everyone who tortures and kills must go to jail."
"Some luck photos of the young people killed this week." out to ask for justice for the kids, "said Mónica Alegre, who said her teenage son Luciano Arruga disappeared in 2009 after he was dead by police and was found dead in 2014.
an off-duty police officer who fatally shot a man in the back after he stabbed and robbed a US Tourist kicked a heated debate on the limits of a crackdown on crime.
At the time, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said the photo ratified the government's position that security forces are not always guilty and even
"But what happened is verified, I wouldn't even call them police officers," Bullrich said. "Police officers who like thieves and killers will be treated like thieves and killers."
