The attorney general of the City of Buenos Aires described the event as “institutionally serious” and stressed that there was “coexistence or negligence” in the event.
The escape of 17 detainees from Police Station 9-B, located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Liniers, through a gap opened in a patio, not only led to the removal of the police leadership, but also promoted the Justice to initiate an investigation into the officers responsible for the service.
The attorney general of the City of Buenos Aires, Juan Bautista Mahiques, ordered the opening of a file to investigate the actions of the police officers involved, stating that in the escape “there was collusion or negligence.” This statement coincides with what was stated by the Buenos Aires Minister of Security, Waldo Wolff.
Mahiques also described as “alarming” the fact that no one has perceived or warned what happened and focused his attention on the performance of the agents in charge of the custody of the detainees. In dialogue with the TN channel, he highlighted the need for “a serious debate” on the management of prisoners and suggested that The City should have its own prison system to avoid situations similar to what happened on Monday night.
Mahiques described the escape as “a fact of great institutional gravity” and warned that “the police are not in a position” to guarantee the custody of the detainees. Many of them remain in Buenos Aires police stations longer than allowed because the Federal Penitentiary Service (SPF) does not receive them, which generates a new conflict between the City and the Nation.
To advance the investigation, Mahiques appointed prosecutor Lorena San Marco, head of the Office of the Prosecutor for Institutional Violence and Police Integrity, leading the case.
Source: Ambito
