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The exact moment when the Diegos are caught
Posted On 09 Apr 2016
LaRepublica has captured the exact moment when plainclothes agents catch Diego Zapatier, while peacefully shouting slogans against the regime, the afternoon of Thursday, April 7, at the intersection of 9 de Octubre avenue and the boardwalk, in Guayaquil, in the framework of a citizens protest against new taxes.
Diego Fernando Zapatier Penaherrera, who is a social networking activist and a Pachakutik militant, was captured by two agents dressed as civilians who were taking pictures with cell phones in the middle of the protesting crowd. Minutes earlier, Zapatier had shouted at the police barrier that prevented the passage of the demonstrators to the boardwalk, and for a few seconds it can be observed that he pushes them.
Minutes later, Diego Alvear, another demonstrator, was captured in similar circumstances. Both have been tried and sentenced to five days in prison and five days of community work. At the hearing the two men who captured them declared, and claimed they belong to the Intelligence unit (I).
