This Friday, the Administrative Crimes Prosecutor achieved that the Criminal Sentencing Court of the department of Sacatepéquez will issue a conviction for the crime of manslaughter to three agents of the Municipal Police of Antigua Guatemala.
municipal employees Juan Carlos Thomas Lopez, Angel Gustavo Jimenez Pineda and William Solomon Noj Lara were charged with the death of the pedestrian Luis Armando Solorzano Subuyu.
They have been sentenced to 3 years in prison and payment of legal costs. In addition, as moral damage they must pay Q30 thousand each, likewise for moral damage the Municipality of Antigua Guatemala must pay Q180 thousand.
#NOW Three agents of the Municipal Police of Antigua Guatemala are convicted of the death of Luis Armando Solorzano, an event that occurred in 2021. Via: @JCChanta_EU pic.twitter.com/jSw1bG7AzC
– United Stations (@United Stations) March 18, 2023
In addition, all Municipal Traffic Police Agents must receive a 6-month course that allows them to learn regarding human relations and how to proceed with people when performing their duties.
The death of Luis Armando Solórzano
On February 28, 2021, Noj Lara was performing duties of the Municipal Traffic Police of the Municipality of Antigua Guatemala and detected the presence of a man who was walking naked through one of the streets of the municipality, in order to stop him, violently attacked him. said person.
Upon noticing the attack, the victim threw an object at him and ran away, so Noj Lara chased him aboard a motorcycle, realizing that it was an agent, the victim threw himself to the ground to turn himself in and the now convicted man kicked him. .
Arriving at the scene, Tomás López and Jiménez Pineda, also agents, beat him and maneuvered to supposedly subdue him, although the person was already in custody.
These maneuvers were carried out with excessive force, which is why the victim suffered multiple injuries, causing an agonizing process of death due to respiratory failure, chest trauma, massive pulmonary hemorrhage and fractures.
The intervention of the agents once morest Solórzano was recorded with videos captured by visitors and they were disclosed on social networks.
“Luis Armando Solórzano”:
It is a trend because that is the name of the homeless man who was murdered by PMT agents in Antigua Guatemala.pic.twitter.com/Aqx0XYlQEp
— Why is it a trend? (@porqtendenciagt) March 1, 2021
