A new day and a month after the start of the National Strike, in Cali, the music and culture predominated in the Universidad del Valle sector, during the marches on Friday, May 28.
However, in recent hours, protesters have denounced through social networks the capture of Álvaro Herrera Melo, a 25-year-old music student, by uniformed Police officers, who, uniformed from the Policeman, who accused him of participating in criminal acts.
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Videos show that the young man was participating in the peaceful activities of the ‘Symphonic Casserole’ in mediations at the Universidad del Valle, where Álvaro is a student.
Apparently, a few meters from the place where the student was, hooded men had vandalized the Universidades station of the MIO transport system, in addition to having burned a CAI in Ciudad Jardín. In this, the Police captured Álvaro, who was beaten by the uniformed officers, in addition to retaining his musical instrument, a horn.
Witnesses who registered the incident indicate that Herrera was attacked and taken to the La María station in the south of the city, family and friends assure that the musician “He was tortured and forced to testify that he participated in acts of vandalism.”
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In the images it is seen that he is taken by two policemen, and it is seen that a hooded civilian rebukes him and in the background another civilian with a long weapon is seen.
In another video, the young man is seen beaten and declaring his guilt in acts of vandalism, “I was with protesters throwing stones and sticks in the Garden City part”, says the young man. However, acquaintances, friends and family denounced that he was forced to indict himself.
This fact has generated outrage from both citizens and public and political figures, such as Wilson Arias del Polo Democrático, who also shared a statement from the Student Representation of the Faculty of Integrated Arts of the Universidad del Valle, where they declare that they reject the “Illegal capture of our colleague Álvaro Herrera Melo”.
“We denounce that Álvaro has been seriously injured and tortured. Likewise, he has received intimidation and threats to testify against him, thus violating all due process and his human rights, ”the statement read.
The Police so far have not made public statements regarding this fact.
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