Violator and Ousted

Violator and Ousted / Luis Felipe Rojas
Luis Felipe Rojas, Translator: Raul G.

The whirlwind of corruption, the lack of ethics and the indiscipline
have shaken the foundations of the police unit of San German, in
Holguin. Another neighborhood bloodhound has been victim of its own
bite, originally trained to demolish any form of human vestige. This
time, the ousted person is First Lieutenant Eduardo Gomez Quinones who,
until the moment of his removal, worked as Second Chief of the Police
Unit of San German, Holguin. The mentioned soldier was surprised when
caught forcing his 15 year old stepdaughter to take part in lewd games.
He was taken to trial now and locked up in the dungeons of the
Instructional Police Unit, waiting a sentence no less than 20 years,
according to the penal code. Just a few weeks ago, his wife surprised
him at night, which brought forth a family scandal and then came the
detention. It would have been just another piece of news, but Lieutenant
Quinones has been considered one of the most violent police officers of
this area in a long time, according to the testimonies of various citizens.

Eduardo Gomez Quinones, an impetuous young police agent, rapidly
ascended from a Patrol Guard to Functionary of Public Order and from
there to Second in Charge of the local police barracks. Last February,
on this blog I denounced the beating he gave to the prisoner Ramiro
Hernandez Batista. In addition to fracturing one of his legs and one of
his arms, the prisoner was imprisoned under charges of disobedience and
resistance of arrest. At that time, the wife of the mentioned police,
who worked as the Director of Commerce in that area was substituted of
her charge a few weeks later due to inefficiencies in her job. However,
this functionary continued getting away with his crimes. A source close
to the family assured that the minor had a personal diary where she had
mentioned the death threats, the morbid scenes, the sexual obligations
which she was subjected to, and all the details between the first and
last time. Other sources have indicated that Eduardo Quinones was under
investigation also because of corruption, which has not been confirmed
due to the secrecy in which the case has been sealed.

From the beginning of 2011 to the date, other inherent agents have been
sentenced to military discipline because of Abuse of Power in San
German: Captain Vladimir Aldana Rodriguez (Chief of the Unit), First
Lieutenant Alexander La O (Chief of Sector), and Lieutenant Jerson
Blanco (Chief of Sector). All of these were demoted and are serving a
sentence in penitentiaries of the province. In addition, Lieutenant
Manuel Gonzalez, up to just a few months ago, had substituted Aldana
Rodriguez as Chief of the Unit. Quinones, on his part, had substituted
Manuel Gonzalez as 2nd Chief of Unit. The opinion of the locals is that
as long as appalling actions such as these by the police keep occurring,
then they will keep persecuting independent sellers, unemployed youths,
dissidents and non-conformists.

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