A Mezhamerican Human Rights Commission (Ichr) ordered the government USA Open the investigation of the death of the Mexican migrant Anastasio Ernandes Rohasdied at the hands of agents Border patrolWhat marks an unprecedented definition of the body.
Lawyers of the family of migrants who took the case in Ichr They announced a historical decision this Thursday at a press conference on San Diego (California).
“For the first time, the commission determines the international liability of the United States for extrajudicial execution,” said the director of the director Law Clinic for Human Rights at California University BerkeleyIN Roxanne AltolzOne of the lawyers who represent the family Ernandes RohasField
A Ichr He came to the conclusion that agents Customs and border protection (CBPIn English) USA “They tortured and killed” Ernandes Rohas In May 2010, the lawyer said.
“(Besides) they did not investigate either impartially and denied justice to their family,” he added.
For his part, the widow Ernandes RohasIN Maria PugaHe commented that “today it is clear that Anastasio was killed by those agents who did not spare him.”
The Mexican migrant died after at least a dozen agents repeatedly hit him. Electric loadsField
The immigrant was handed over and subjected to On the lap of agents On his neck and back during assistance, as was recorded in at least two videos shot by witnesses.
The death of Ernandes Rohas was classified as the murder of the doctors of San Diego (California).
This Friday, May 2, Ernandes Rohas “He will be 57 years old,” his widow at the conference said. ICHR resolution about his death ”is his gift to heaven,” he said Maria Puga A kissing photo of your husband.
For his part, the Executive Director of the Alliance of the Civil Organization of San Diego, Andrea Herrero, emphasized the international importance of the commission’s decision, since it notes that the agency “issues such a decision for the United States”.
“The commission claims USA Is responsible for the murder of Anastasio and the subsequent coating, ”said Herrero, who represented his family in his struggle to achieve justice.
Investigation CBPThe largest and most agents in the country justified twelve agents involved in the attack.
However, the department USA in justice agreed to compensate to minors to American children Ernandes RohasField
Director US Friends Maintenance CommitteeIN Pedro RiosHe emphasized all the work carried out by relatives, lawyers and organizations to achieve the decision of the commission “and, at least, this recognition was achieved.”
However, the lawyer Altolz He said that many other deaths from people in the hands of American border agents are under consideration by the commission.
“Case Anastasio (Ernandes Rohas) This is a roadmap ”, a blog about other deadly cases that accused the officers of excessive force on the border, he explained.
Ernandes Rohas He was a small entrepreneur for servicing the pool in the district of San Diego (California), where he lived just over 20 years and was the father of five American citizens. When he diedTheir minor children, who is now 22 years old, was seven years old.
“International commission Human rights I thank you with the whole heart in the name of my family and mine for believed in us, ”said the widow of the Mexican immigrant.
With information EFE
