Ombudsman investigates possible excessive force against students

The Ombudsman's Office has launched an investigation to determine if there was excessive use of force by units of the National Police against students, during Thursday protests at the University of Panama. The Ombudsman Eduardo Leblanc Gonzáles said that he has held conversations with the student ombudsman and that he may possibly meet today with the university official. The investigations follow the circulation of a video showing two students inside the university  behind a pilaster, while a projectile detonates near them. The students, closed the Simón Bolívar highway, in rejection of the high cost of fuel and the basic food basket and clashed with police riot units, who responded by launching tear gas and rubber bullets.