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Calle empedrada de un pueblo andino al atardecer, entre casas blancas de techos de teja con montañas al fondo, y una patrulla policial pequeña y lejana sobre la vía, sin personas visibles.
Una calle empedrada de un pueblo andino al atardecer, con una patrulla policial a lo lejos, en una imagen alusiva al municipio de Potosí, en el sur de Nariño. · Imagen generada por EPM

Officer attacked in Potosí: two arrested, service weapon still missing

According to the National Police, on October 24 several citizens attacked officers responding to a community alert in Potosí, Nariño, and stripped one of them…

--- The context --- Potosí, a municipality in the south of the department of Nariño, drew public attention after images of an attack on a member of the National Police circulated on social media. The case opened a discussion about the safety of officers who respond to citizen requests. According to the official statement of the National Police, the institution addressed those images because they show an officer who was responding to a request from the community. Concern grew over an element confirmed by the institution itself: one of the officers was stripped of his service firearm. --- The facts --- According to the official information released on October 27, the events took place on October 24 in Potosí. The community alerted the police station about several people who were inside a vehicle consuming alcoholic beverages and listening to music at high volume. When the officers arrived to handle the situation, they were attacked by several citizens, according to the statement. The circulated images show, according to the official description, how several men grabbed an officer by the neck, hit him in the face and took his service pistol. --- The positions --- The National Police reported that, as a result of the procedure, two people were arrested for the alleged crime of aggravated violence against a public servant. Those arrested were placed at the disposal of the competent judicial authority, according to the statement. According to the statement, a judge imposed on the two arrested people a custodial security measure, consisting of preventive detention at their home or residence. The institution rejected violence against public servants and maintained that its members work for coexistence and citizen security. --- What remains unknown --- The statement does not specify what happened to the service weapon that, according to the institution, was taken from the officer, nor does it provide details about its recovery. Nor does it detail the individual conditions of those involved: initial versions indicated that they were apparently under the effects of alcohol, but the institution only specified the origin of the alert. --- Unanswered questions --- Was the service weapon that, according to the National Police, was taken from the officer during the attack recovered? What decisions will the judicial authority adopt regarding the two people arrested for the alleged crime of aggravated violence against a public servant? What measures will the institution adopt to protect officers who respond to citizen requests in Potosí? --- EPM analysis --- The case combines three planes: the attack described by the institution, the judicial response with two arrests and a measure at home, and the information gap about the weapon. The presumption covers what is alleged, pending judicial decisions. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, this case requires looking at two things at once: the protection of officers who respond to citizen calls and transparency about what remains unexplained. Two people were arrested and placed under a judicial measure, but the official statement does not say what happened to the service weapon taken from the officer, and that absence weighs on any assessment. The presumption covers those arrested and due process must be honored, but Potosí deserves a complete answer about the weapon.
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