Aggressive behaviour / disrespect / insults – Police Violence Observatory

September 9, 2020, Bogotá

46-year-old. Restrain with knees on his back and repeatedly tased : deceased

Javier Humberto Ordóñez, a 46-year-old lawyer and father of two was allegedly violating coronavirus social distancing rules (Colombia had a six-month coronavirus pandemic lockdown that began in late March, with the harsh restrictions eased two weeks ago) when he became involved in an altercation with police in the early hours of Wednesday Sept. 9 morning.

In a video posted on social media by friends who were with him, Javier can be heard shouting, “Please, no more, I’m suffocating” as two police officers continued to restrain him with their knees on his back and repeatedly tasing him. Javier was taken into police custody early on Wednesday where family members have alleged he faced more police abuse.

He died in hospital soon after.

Bogota’s Mayor Claudia Lopez called the police brutality “unacceptable“, but also condemned the violence in Bogota that resulted in deaths. Colombia’s defence minister, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, said rioting had killed seven people in Bogota with more than 150 civilians and police injured across Colombia.

Protesters took to the streets on Wednesday night not only in Bogota, but also in the cities of Medellin, Pereida and Ibague, attacking police stations and public transport infrastructure.

The government announced the two officers involved have been suspended pending an investigation, and an autopsy on Javier would be carried out.

Physical violence

	Kicks, punches, slaps
X	Feet / knees on the nape of the neck, chest or face
X	Blows to the victim while under control and/or on the ground
	Blows to the ears
	Strangulation / chokehold
	Painful armlock
	Fingers forced backwards
	Spraying with water
	Dog bites
	Hair pulling
	Painful tightening of colson ties or handcuffs
	Painfully pulling by colson ties or handcuffs
	Use of gloves
	Use of firearm
	Use of “Bean bags” (a coton sack containing tiny lead bullets)
	Use of FlashBall weapon
	Use of sound grenade
	Use of dispersal grenade
	Use of teargas grenade
	Use of rubber bullets weapon (LBD40 type)
	Use of batons
	Use of Pepper Spray
X	Use of Taser gun

Psychological violence

	Charge of disturbing public order
	Charge of rebellion
	Accusation of beatings to officer
	Charge of threatening officer
	Charge of insulting an officer
	Threat with a weapon
X	Aggressive behaviour, disrespect, insults
X	Calls to end torment remained unheeded
	Sexist remarks
	Homophobic remarks
	Racist comments
	Violence by fellow police officers
	Passivity of police colleagues
	Lack or refusal of the police officer to identify him or herself
	Vexing or intimidating identity check
	Intimidation or arrest of witnesses
	Prevented from taking photographs or from filming the scene
	Refusal to notify someone or to telephone
	Refusal to administer a breathalyzer
	Refusal to fasten the seatbelt during transport
	Refusal to file a complaint
	Refusal to allow medical care or medication
	Lies, cover-ups, disappearance of evidence
	Undress before witnesses of the opposite sex
	Bend down naked in front of witnesses
	Lack of surveillance or monitoring during detention
	Lack of signature in the Personal Effects Register during detention
	Confiscation, deterioration, destruction of personal effects
	Pressure to sign documents
	Absence of a report
	Deprivation during detention (water, food)
	Inappropriate sanitary conditions during detention (temperature, hygiene, light)
	Complacency of doctors
	Kettling (corraling protestors to isolate them from the rest of the demonstration)
	Prolonged uncomfortable position

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