Argentine Police Repress Judicial Workers
Argentine federal police hold a citizen on the ground, Sept. 3, 2024. Photo: @PIAnoticias
September 4, 2024 Hour: 12:00 pm
The repressive action resulted in one person being detained and 15 workers sustaining eye injuries.
On Tuesday, the Argentine Federal Police, a force under the command of Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, attacked judicial workers with batons and pepper spray during a peaceful protest demanding salary adjustments.
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The repressive action resulted in one person being detained and 15 workers sustaining eye injuries due to the pepper spray, including Julio Piumato, the Secretary of the Union of Judicial Employees of the Nation (UEJN).
The officers attacked the workers as they were concluding their protest on the fourth floor of the Palace of Justice and were leaving the premises.
For months, workers have been gathering every Tuesday at the Palace of Justice to protest against the implementation of the Income Tax and to demand the restoration of their purchasing power.
“It was a provocation and an unjustified repression,” Piumato denounced, emphasizing that the police assaulted the workers without prior warning and without any incident occurring.
UEJN Deputy Secretary Maia Volcovinsky stressed that their style of protest is peaceful. She explained that federal police officers operate within the Palace of Justice, but they report to the Court. However, she warned that infantry guards had been deployed there for several weeks, and it was these guards who violently attacked the protesters.
“While Bullrich’s police are busy repressing workers and retirees, the real criminals walk the streets freely,” said the General Confederation of Labor (CGT). On Wednesday, Argentine workers will hold another protest starting at 10:00 AM in front of the headquarters of the Judicial Council.
teleSUR/ JF Sources: Pagina 12 – Ambito
