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A24 Camera Operator Assaulted by Police During Argentina Congress Protests

An A24 camera operator was assaulted and detained by federal police while covering protests against amendments to the Glaciers Law outside the Congress building in Buenos Aires. Pepper spray was used during the clashes. According to SAME, the journalist's life is not in danger.


A24 Camera Operator Assaulted by Police During Argentina Congress Protests

Buenos Aires, Feb. 26 (NA) – A camera operator for channel A24, who was covering operations at the Congress due to protests against amendments to the Glaciers Law, was assaulted and detained by Federal Police personnel, and all of it was recorded by the cameras of various media. According to information confirmed by journalists to the Noticias Argentinas Agency, the detention of Facundo, an A24 camera operator, occurred during operations amid protests outside the Legislative Palace. During those tense moments, there were shoving matches and even pepper spray was used. In the video captured by the worker's colleagues, the aggression he suffered at the hands of the agents was recorded, who then detained him after the attack. The SAME confirmed to NA that the camera operator is being treated by doctors and is out of danger.