In social networks, especially in Twitter, A video quickly went viral in which a doctor (identified as Yair Herrera) is arrested by soldiers from the Bogota Metropolitan Police. While this is happening, several colleagues and staff from the care center try to prevent the patrolmen from taking him away: “Why like this? Don’t take it like that”, is heard on a cell phone recording.
In several tweets that denounced this situation, and that are accompanied by the video, It is stated that the incident occurred at the Santa Clara Hospital, in the south of the Colombian capital.when the doctor I was leaving a patient in the emergency room of this care center.
How can you see in the film, at the emergency entrance of the hospital, several uniformed men surround the doctor, while a person, wearing a jacket from the Bogotá Ministry of Health, argues strongly with the patrolmen to prevent this doctor from being arrested; . “Why do they take it like that? He has to deliver the patient!” is heard again on the recording.
In the background, several women can be heard asking the Police not to take this doctor away, while the man – who apparently works with the Secretary of Health of Bogotá– tries to get between the uniformed men and the doctor to avoid his arrest.
Finally, as can be seen in the recording, Yair leaves the emergency section of the hospital (located in the south of Bogotá, in the town of Antonio Nariño) with handcuffs on and accompanied by at least five uniformed officers from the Public Order Institution; while other people ask to continue with the discussion outside the emergency department of the Santa Clara hospital.
One of the ambulance crew (Derly Romero) told Caracol Radio that the Police asked Yair for the card that accredited him in his medical work, if he did not show it he could not proceed with the transfer of the patient, but he ignored it and went with the patient in the vehicle to the hospital.
The portfolio in charge of secretary Alejandro Gómez issued a press release about this incident: “The District Health Secretariat regrets the facts presentedhopes they will be clarified as soon as possible and will provide the evidence that is necessary for the investigation.
The Bogotá Metropolitan Police (MEBOG) stated that the event, recorded on the night of last Friday, June 3, (at first) began in a public space, where the doctor arrived by ambulance to assist an inhabitant of Calle, there the doctor -in the middle of a strong discussion- he assaulted one of the uniformed men, which is why an arrest warrant was issued against himand when they arrived at the Santa Clara hospital they made it effective, as seen in the video.
The MEBOG stated that Yair remained until the afternoon of July 4 at the URI in the town of Puente Aranda (Downtown Bogotá).), where he was accompanied by a lawyer from the Central East Subnetwork of the District Health Secretariat, for which he is now free.
The capital police also stated that the patient, who is a street dweller, was handed over without any inconvenience that same Friday to the staff of the health center for a psychiatric problem that this man presented.
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