Video Evidence Challenges Official Account of Fatal Police Intervention in Santurtzi
El Salto
- New video footage contradicts the official narrative provided by local authorities regarding the death of 29-year-old Ander Sáenz in Santurtzi.
- The recording shows six police officers subduing the victim, with one officer using a Taser on him while he was already face-down and immobilized.
- Sáenz fell into a coma following the June 22 incident and passed away two days later at Cruces Hospital.
Discrepancies in the Official Account
- While local officials and police unions previously maintained that the force used was necessary to counter a violent threat, the footage serves as key evidence that the victim was already under control when the Taser was deployed.
- The advocacy group Justizia Anderrentzat alleges that local authorities and police leadership conspired to cover up the event.
- Records indicate the victim was left face-down and unconscious on the pavement for over an hour without adequate medical care, and police delayed reporting the use of a Taser to hospital staff.
Demands and Legal Status
- The case is currently under judicial instruction, with officials awaiting the final autopsy report.
- Activists are demanding the immediate removal of the officers involved, political accountability, and the official recognition of Sáenz as a victim of police violence.
- A large protest is scheduled for October 3 at 12:00 in Plaza Kabiezes to demand justice and call for a review of the proliferation of electroshock weapons among local police forces.