Policeman accused of murdering a student during protests in Colombia

The prosecutor’s office of Colombia accused Major of the Police of Jorio Mario Molano (Jorge Mario Molano) in the murder of an unarmed student during the protests, which were held in the country in May. About this reports “BBC”.

According to the investigation, the policeman shot a 19-year-old Santiago Murillo, when he walked home down the street after protesting. A few minutes before, the demonstrators threw police stones, and law enforcement officers opened a preventive shooting in the air.

Molano denies accusations to its address. His lawyer stated that the officer left the place of crime on a motorcycle two minutes before the shot towards the student. At the same time, the accusation side clarified that the bullet found in the victim’s body was released from the pistol of the suspect. At the moment, the investigation continues.

Earlier it was reported that a police officer from the city of Rochester in the US state of New York was accused of murdering black Daniel Pruday, who strangled the bag during the detention. The family of the victim accused law enforcement agencies in the death of a man and demanded a criminal case. In the arrest of the pond, three policemen participated, but the charges were presented only to one of them.

/Media reports.