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On Monday, June 26, in Chinautla, Guatemala, there were riots due to the discontent of some residents with the re-election of Mayor Brenda Elizabeth del Cid Medrano, Arnoldo Medrano’s niece. The authorities reported captures.
The discontent began when residents learned of the results of the June 25 elections and gathered in the urban area of the municipality to express their rejection of the official.
The hours passed and the situation became tense when the mob burned ballots, damaged the plastic boxes that transported them and with posters expressed their rejection of the results.
A group of riot police officers fired tear gas at the mob and people alleged to have participated in the incidents were reportedly captured.
The National Civil Police (PNC) reported on that occasion that in the Sausalito neighborhood, zone 6 of Chinautla, agents from the 12th Police Station went to the place where a mob of about 200 people made scandal on public roads in disagreement over the results of the elections. municipal.
He added that the agents tried to talk with the individuals who threw stones at them, but when no agreement was reached, it was necessary to use non-lethal riot deterrents to disperse the people and regain control.
They appear before a judge
Given what happened, the Chinautla court held a hearing for eight people who were captured in the demonstration (seven men and one woman), each one was imposed a bond of Q400 for offenses against public order.
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On the day of the riots, the residents accused the candidate of having committed “fraud” and for this reason they protested in front of the Chinautla commune.
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