2023-05-25 13:29:02
A group of four inmates held two people hostage yesterday afternoon in the Almafuerte prison, located in the town of Cacheuta, in the Mendoza department of Luján de Cuyo, prison sources reported.
It all began after 5:00 p.m., in the education sector of module 5 of said prison and at a time when the school day was ending.
Prison spokesmen reported that four inmates, identified by the authorities as Héctor Mercado López, Omar Gómez Cortez, Ricardo Cortez Acosta and Pablo Morales Montenegro, They refused to leave the education sector of the prison while there they held a teacher and a prison officer hostage.
The prisoners – who, according to reports, were carrying spikes, chuzas and other sharp elements – they requested the presence of a magistrate to claim for a series of orders.
Finally, After a few hours of negotiation, the teacher and the penitentiary agent were released after 8:30 p.m. tonight, who did not suffer injuries, At the same time that the rebellious inmates gave up their attitude, authorities from the prison service detailed.
Source: Telam
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