Protests in Jujuy: the viral video of a detainee who hit herself to denounce police violence

The climate of tension increases in Jujuy. And in that context, surreal images appear. “We already had information that people from other political parties not related to the government of the province would possibly come to start riots,” he told the media. Jujuy police chief, Horacio Herbas Mejía. So far at least 56 people were arrested in the protests developed in the province of Jujuy.

The violent acts were amplified when supporters of Miracle Roomthe leader of the group Tupac Amaru who has been detained since 2016, entered different points and institutions in the province governed by the radical leader Gerardo Morales. According to statements by the local police, the protests were “organized not by people from here and had support from abroad.”

Among the various riots registered in the province, the one of a woman who injured herself by hitting her head against the glass of the door of a police vehicle stood out. The protester was taken into custody by the police, while the unusual event was recorded on various devices and uploaded to social networks.

On the other hand, protesters Polo Obrero, among other piquetero movements, they carried out serious incidents in the legislative buildings. The attackers threw stones, set fires, destroyed parked vehicles and set up barricades with various objects found in the area.

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