Colombia protests: Death of man tasered by police sparks deadly clashes

[Judi Lynn]

Published 2 days ago

At least seven people have been killed in protests in Colombia as outrage spreads over the death of a man who was pinned to the ground and repeatedly tasered by police in Bogotá.

Video of the incident shows 46-year-old Javier Ordóñez begging the officers to stop and telling them "I am choking".

The officers were arresting him for allegedly breaking social distancing rules by drinking with friends.

He was taken to a police station and later moved to hospital, where he died.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54078852

[Judi Lynn]

1. Colombia protests against police brutality leave at least 10 dead

Unrest sparked by police killing of lawyer in Bogotá

Disturbances spread to Medellín, Cali and Manizales

Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá

@joeparkdan
Fri 11 Sep 2020 13.31 EDT

At least 10 people have been left dead in cities across Colombia after a second night of protests against police brutality.

The unrest was sparked by the killing on Tuesday night in Bogotá of an unarmed lawyer, Javier Ordóñez, by police who pinned him down and repeatedly shocked him with a Taser for over two minutes as he begged “please, no more”.

Footage of the incident swiftly went viral.

Two nights of demonstrations then racked the capital, with 17 police kiosks torched on Wednesday night. Police beat protesters and fired teargas and “less-lethal” baton rounds. Some demonstrators launched rocks towards the police, which officers in riot gear returned.

The government supplied the figure of 10 dead but no details of where, when and how they died. A total of 209 civilians were reported injured along with 194 police.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/11/colombia-protests-police-brutality-dead