The authorities confirmed the arrest of Two men by his Participation in protests which resulted in riots in the center of the capital the Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
The intense manifestations, which lasted for two days, were in rejection of the Mandatory insurance for damage to third parties in case of traffic accidents, which finally It was repealed.
The protests began on Tuesday, March 18 and continued the next day with the Blocking about 30 points in the capital and in the interior of the country.
The National Civil Police (PNC) used tear gas at a critical moment of the protest, near the noon of the Wednesday, March 19.
This was one of the most tense episodes of the day, which occurred in the Barrios Square, zone 1 of the capital, where agents tried to disperse a group of protesters who blocked the 9th Avenue and 18 street.
Although the protesters were evicted, they reorganized a street below. Men armed with sticks, some with bates and other objectsthey tried to repel the gases.
In the middle of chaos, the driver of a pirate taxi, with the plates covered, He pounced against the police and pressed them against a trailer. The incident video generated great stir in social networks.
See also: Video: Pirate Taxi Embiste to riotis that dissolved protest against mandatory insurance
Who are the detainees and what they are accused of?
The PNC and the Public Ministry (MP) reported that the investigations continue and ruled out that the two detainees are responsible for having rammed the agents.
The detainees were identified as Brayan Josué Lobos Tocorá and Selvin Humberto Ixbalán Coyoywho were transferred to the Tower of Courts on Wednesday, March 19.
The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the fixation of the hearing is still pending to publicize the reasons for his arrest. In both cases, they are accused of the crime of attack.
“They were arrested for having launched objects to the Elements of the PNC, specifically pieces of Bloc and a metal tube,” the MP reported according to the police report.
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Legal implications
The crime of attack is regulated in article 408 of the Criminal Code, which establishes the actions that constitute this crime. This article is included in the chapter of crimes against public administration and describes that the crime is committed:
- For those who, without rising publicly, use violence for any of the aims indicated in the crimes of rebellion or sedition.
- For those who undertake an official, the authority or their agents, or use violence against them when they are in the exercise of their functions or positions, or on the occasion or reason of them.
Regarding the penalty, it is established that those responsible for the attack will be sanctioned with imprisonment of one to three years.
Previous case
In July 2021, a man was sentenced to two years in prison for the crime of attack after participating in a protest in November 2020. On that occasion, he was involved in the fire of a collective bus of the Transurban Line and in an attack against a PNC officer.
In addition, fire crime was charged, so a six -year prison sentence was imposed.
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