The official deputies who were physically assaulted when they were preparing to carry out an audit in the nursery that operates at the University of San Carlos (Usac) They gave their version of the events that occurred on Wednesday, May 28 at the Central Campus, in zone 12.
Deputy Luis Ventura, one of the assaulted, recalled that on a previous occasion he was attacked by “shock groups” in Chimaltenango, where he intended to establish a dialogue with the university center of that department.
He said that this Wednesday they were “violated by the security of the University of San Carlos de Guatemala. These are paramilitary groups that work on the central campus of the university and, instead of providing security to students, they are being agents of shock and violence.”
To its saying, the USAC has become “a small dictatorship” and university security is used to intimidate.
He said that the university does not belong to the “mafias” and made a call to stop this “tyranny.”
He added that they reported to the Public Ministry what happened on Wednesday.
He explained that the goal was to meet with the director of the nursery to verify the issue of inputs.
They also indicated that they will be presented to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences for the corresponding expert opinions.
He said that two people from the team of both legislators were also attacked, as well as a journalist.
He pointed out that there was abuse of power and violence against women, and that they try to identify the assumptions responsible for the aggression.
According to Ventura, the National Civil Police already outlines the aggressors, and asked students not to be intimidated.
He described the USAC authorities as “nefarious”.
The deputy said that he should be put “a stop to Walter Mazariegos -Rector- and his clique of criminals.”
Deputy Brenda Mejía indicated that they have several names of the alleged aggressors, including university security guards.
He said they have received messages from students who have also been intimidated by alleged guards.
He explained that they were preparing to control the kindergarten because they have received complaints that there are no cleaning supplies or other resources to serve minors.
They would also verify other conditions of the enclosure and, for this, they had summoned other institutions.
He said that alleged mothers of the minors threatened them; These were accompanied by Usac guards. In addition, they placed the children so that they did not record what was happening.
He affirmed that the meeting was with the director and that, during the aggression, they threw it to the ground and kicked her.
He said they were threatened, in addition to suffering the aggressions.
Presidency is pronounced
The Secretariat of Social Communication of the Presidency issued a statement indicating that “forcefully condemns the aggressions committed by the Usac University Guard against the journalist Hamilton Chang of TGW and the deputies Brenda Mejía and Luis Ventura of the Semilla bench, during a control visit to the Central Campus”.