Images of a vulnerable person mutilated and pleading for help have caused outrage across the country. Now, a video has surfaced showing how an individual allegedly cut off the suspect’s hands for committing robbery.
Since Friday, August 2, cruel images of a vulnerable person seeking assistance went viral. It was reported that the individual had been abandoned near a convenience store after being mutilated. A video now reveals how the male in question was brutally attacked with a shovel, a tool he had allegedly stolen moments earlier.
These events occurred in the state of Tabasco, located in the southeastern part of the country, specifically in the municipality of Macuspana, which is the hometown of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). The initial video shows the individual pleading for help in the parking lot of an Oxxo convenience store, with no one approaching to assess his health or call emergency services for assistance.
When the incident was revealed, it was stated that the victim was a homeless person who had been taken to a nearby clinic for expected recovery. However, there have been no updates on the situation.
Security cameras captured the events.
The assaulted individual had been caught by residents of the Centro neighborhood stealing a shovel. As punishment, he was beaten. Although he managed to escape, he was pursued by a man who also had the shovel that was allegedly going to be stolen. Once the presumed criminal was caught near the aforementioned convenience store on Francisco I. Madero Avenue, the beating continued, and he was then brutally subdued and had both extremities severed.
The security camera footage has been disseminated to urge authorities to apprehend the alleged perpetrator and ensure that the victim, known as ‘El Mascarita,’ receives justice.
Neighbors stated that ‘El Mascarita’ used to steal valuable items to sell and buy intoxicating substances, especially alcoholic beverages. Frustrated by the situation, they took matters into their own hands, which, as we know, is considered a crime in Mexico.
Imparting justice by one’s own hand is considered a crime in Mexico according to the Federal Penal Code and the penal codes of each state. Specifically, it is classified as the offense of “Improper Exercise of Public Service” or “Improper Exercise of Public Function.” This offense occurs when a person without legitimate appointment or authority performs actions typical of a public servant.
Article 265 of the Federal Penal Code establishes penalties of 2 to 9 years in prison and a fine for anyone who:
“Without being authorized to do so, performs actions typical of a public service or assumes a legitimate position or attributes of a public servant, accepting them for any purpose, simulating them, or pretending them.”
Some examples of actions considered “imparting justice by one’s own hand” include:
– Arbitrarily detaining a person
– Conducting searches or seizures without a judicial order
– Imposing sanctions or punishments without authority
– Self-identifying as a police, judicial, or military authority
In other words, only legally authorized authorities can carry out acts of law enforcement and justice. Otherwise, one commits an offense punishable by Mexican laws.
Source: Infobae
