Hace más de un mes, Colombia protesta contra la desigualdad; al menos 43 personas han muerto. El @nytimes combinó análisis de video con entrevistas a víctimas, y muestra las formas atroces, y a veces mortales, en que la policía quiso sofocar las marchas. nytimes.com/es/2021/05/27/…
Nos centramos en cinco casos que ejemplifican la forma violenta, y a veces mortal, en que la policía sofocó las protestas. Los incidentes van desde apalear a manifestantes ya detenidos hasta disparar mortalmente a un joven de 17 años en la cabeza mientras huía.
Primero: agresiones a detenidos. Veamos este ejemplo del 1 de mayo en Pereira. Un video capta a los manifestantes huyendo. Dos de ellos intentan esconderse, pero los agentes los encuentran. Un oficial patea a un manifestante contra un escaparate que se rompe.
Segundo: uso imprudente de municiones. Aquí vemos a cinco manifestantes detenidos por los agentes a lo largo de una valla en Cali el 3 de mayo. Luego se escuchan cinco disparos. Uno de los detenidos nos dijo que la policía disparó balas reales a sus pies. nytimes.com/es/2021/05/27/…
Después de estos disparos, los detenidos fueron puestos en una van y llevados a detención temporal, dijo una de las víctimas a @nytimes cuando visitamos el lugar. Dijo que la policía amenazó con quemar su cuerpo y arrojarlo a un Río Cauca. “Pensé que me iban a matar.”
Tercero: vemos a un agente disparar una munición menos letal a una persona, a corta distancia mientras la policía intenta dispersar el bloqueo a Autopista Simón Bolívar en Cali el 30 de abril. A esta distancia, cualquier tipo de munición puede causar daños graves o la muerte.
El agente que se ve en el video de arriba pertenece a una controvertida unidad antidisturbios conocida (ESMAD). Al parecer ese día, Rosemberg Duglas, otro manifestante, fue asesinado en el mismo lugar (un agente que le disparó un bote de gas muy cerca.)
Cuarto: el ESMAD también le disparó con munición menos letal a médicos voluntarios claramente identificables que ayudaban a un manifestante herido, según muestra este vídeo de @_ste_ban_. Ocurrió el 18 de mayo en Bogotá, cerca Portal de Las Américas.
Quinto: la policía también ha abierto fuego contra manifestantes. Uno caso bien documentado es el de Marcelo Agredo Chima, manifestante de 17 años. El muchacho recibió un disparo por la espalda cuando huía de un oficial al que acababa de patear. nytimes.com/es/2021/05/27/…
La policía ha abierto 157 investigaciones por presuntas faltas disciplinarias de sus agentes, 11 de ellas por homicidio. También dice que son atacados con falsedades. Dos policías murieron y otros 35 recibieron disparos, según la institución.
Como siempre, nuestras investigaciones visuales son un trabajo en equipo: @_stella_cooper @ntabrizy @trbrtc @docubrent @MrOlmos Ben Laffin @johnismay @sameenamin @markscheffler @therealDahliak. Además, muchas gracias a @jhonjacome y @DianaSalinasP.
Para ver más investigaciones visuales, aquí está nuestra pagina: nytimes.com/visual-investi…

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