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Osqui Guzmán Alleges Racist Assault by Buenos Aires Police Officer at Subway Station

Internal Affairs has reportedly reached out to seek a formal complaint, signaling an inquiry into the officer's conduct.

Guzmán denunció que fue agredido por una policía
El actor Osqui Guzmán denunció que sufrió violencia policial por su color de piel. | Foto: Instagram
\"Basta de perseguirnos por el color de piel\" el fuerte descargo en redes del actor Oscar Guzmán tras la violenta situación que vivió cin una agente policial. 
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Overview

  • The actor says a female City police officer stopped him at Dorrego station around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday after a media interview.
  • According to his Instagram video, she demanded his ID, took the document from his hand, called him a thief, asked if he was Peruvian, and struck him twice with a baton.
  • Guzmán frames the episode as racial profiling, declaring that his ID was requested because of his skin color.
  • He says medical imaging after the incident showed no serious injury and that he went public due to distress.
  • Media report that the Police Department’s Internal Affairs contacted him to formalize a complaint and that an investigation is underway, with no detailed public response from the force cited in the coverage.