A 28-year-old young man was attacked and detained by a civilian police officer in civilian clothes after a traffic dispute in Vitória de Santo Antão, in Zona da Mata Sul of Pernambuco. Images from a security camera show when the agent knocks down, handcuffs and takes the boy into the trunk of an unmarked vehicle after hitting him on the leg and arm with the car (see video above).
In a note, the Civil Police reported that, according to the police report, the young man had insulted the police officer and elbowed the vehicle, which does not appear in the images. When asked about this, the corporation said that "the facts and real circumstances of the incident will be investigated" (find out more below).
The confusion happened on the afternoon of Thursday (12), on Rua dos Borges, in the city center. According to witnesses, the police officer's name is Anderson and he tends to behave aggressively. The young man attacked was identified only as Walisson. g1 tries to contact the server.
In the images, recorded at 5:03 pm, it is possible to see that:
Walisson begins to cross the street, which passes under an overpass;
When getting off the sidewalk, the pedestrian stops in front of the vehicle, which is unmarked, in the middle of the road, while waiting for other vehicles to pass to complete the crossing;
the police officer, however, does not wait for the young man to leave and hits him in the leg with the hood of the police car;
then, the driver makes a detour and, when accelerating, hits the victim's arm again, who ends up dropping the cell phone on the ground;
Walisson takes the device and finishes crossing the track while Anderson slows down;
When he reaches the sidewalk, the boy looks at the driver and speaks to him. The driver responds and the two continue arguing;
Anderson stops the car in the middle of the street, gets out of the vehicle and walks towards the young man, who is standing in front of a commercial establishment;
the police officer pushes the young man by the neck against the wall, immobilizes him and tries to handcuff the young man;
as the pedestrian resisted the approach, the attacker knocked the young man to the sidewalk to restrain both arms with handcuffs;
then, he lifts Walisson, pushes him to the police car, puts him in the trunk, gets in the car and leaves the place.
According to information from the Civil Police, both went to the 61st Circumscription Police Station, in Vitória de Santo Antão, where the young man signed a Detailed Occurrence Statement (TCO) for damage/depredation and was released.
Police handcuffs young man after hitting him with a car in Vitória de Santo Antão, in Zona da Mata Sul of Pernambuco — Photo: Reproduction/WhatsApp
What the Civil Police say
In a statement, the Civil Police reported that, according to the incident report, the young man had elbowed the vehicle's rear-view mirror and insulted the police team and was therefore taken to the police station.
The corporation also stated that, after registering the case, it received "images of what had occurred on that occasion" and, given the video released, "guarantees that the facts and real circumstances of the occurrence will be rigorously investigated", including by the Internal Affairs Department of the Secretariat of Social Defense (SDS).
The Civil Police also said that it "reaffirms its commitment to legality, respect for citizens' rights and action guided by ethics and responsibility" and declared that the General Police's guidance is that all citizens are treated with respect and dignity, "without any type of discrimination or abuse by its agents and authorities".
