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SSC Opens Probe Into Alleged Beating of Activist’s 15-Year-Old Son in Mexico City

The department says internal affairs has identified the officers and will call them to give statements.

Overview

  • Jaqueline Palmeros alleges SSC officers in Colonia Juventino Rosas detained, beat and intimidated her 15-year-old son on Oct. 12 after a purported civic infraction.
  • She says officers threatened to plant drugs on the teen, and she intervened to stop them from taking him away.
  • SSC reports that its internal affairs unit opened an investigation, identified the involved officers, will summon them to testify, and offered psychological support to the adolescent.
  • Palmeros reported receiving a threatening phone call after publicizing the case and said she observed increased police presence near her home.
  • She plans to file a formal complaint with the Mexico City prosecutor’s office and called a protest for Oct. 15 outside SSC offices, citing her son’s lingering physical and emotional distress.