Yesterday, the police chief, Major General Jose A Polanco Gomez, instructed the Director of Internal Affairs, Brigade General Franklin B Vitini Duran to carry out a thorough investigation into the alleged mistreatment received by a cameraman from Channel 29 in Santiago at the hands of a police patrol there.<\/p>\n
General Vitini Duran has been given the job of investigating a complaint made by Anthony Cordero, a reporter from Channel 29, who alleges he was hit by members of an anti-drug police squad who were stopping people in Ensanche Bermudez in Santiago. The order is contained in a memorandum issued by Major General Polanco Gomez, with the objective of establishing the circumstances leading to the mistreatment of the cameraman, which were allegedly recorded on a smartphone device. Major General Polanco Gomez instructed the officer to carry out the investigation and submit his report with recommendations in the shortest time possible.<\/p>\n
This police chief has stated before that he will not tolerate violations of citizens’ human rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday, the police chief, Major General Jose A Polanco Gomez, instructed the Director of Internal Affairs, Brigade General Franklin B Vitini Duran to carry out a thorough investigation into the alleged mistreatment received by a cameraman from Channel 29 in Santiago at the hands of a police patrol there. General Vitini Duran has been given … <\/p>\n