Argentina: At Least 672 Injured, 114 Arrested After Repression On Retirees Demonstration
Members of the Argentine police arrest protesters last Wednesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: EFE/ Juan Ignacio Roncoroni
March 15, 2025 Hour: 4:44 pm
The brutal crackdown on the march of retirees supported by football fans from different clubs, carried out last Wednesday, left a balance of 672 wounded and 114 people arrested who were released several hours after the arrest and are still accused, as reported by the Provincial Commission for Memory (CPM).
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The Provincial Commission for the Memory denounced a police operation with more than one thousand agents who violently repressed a protest, using rubber posts, tear gas, pepper spray and fire trucks.
The operation left 672 wounded and the CPM listed it as the most brutal repression since 2001, highlighting serious cases such as a photographer in critical condition due to the impact of a grenade, a retired woman beaten and a girl with gas burns.
In addition, the CPM denounces the arbitrariness and illegality of the arrests during the protests, while it points to the use of lethal weapons authorized by the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich.
Police are accused of causing riots to blame the protesters, including incidents such as a policeman dropping a gun and an abandoned police car being vandalized.
In light of the criminal complaints against Bullrich, the UN calls for an investigation into the events and expresses concern about the health status of a wounded photographer.
“According to information received by the Office, participants in the demonstration were exposed to indiscriminate use of force by the authorities. Many protesters were elderly people who peacefully demanded social rights in matters of retirement and health,” the text reads.
So far, the Government has justified its repressive response to the peaceful demonstration by claiming that it was an alleged attempted coup d’état in addition to the systematic repression of the Milei Government, tends to criminalize social protests and citizens’ demands for their neoliberal policies at the expense of the most basic human rights.
Autor: ACJ
Fuente: teleSURtv.net