A Colombian professor from IBERO Puebla, Leonardo Ariel Escobar Barrios, accused the National Guard and Apodaca police of mistreatment. He stated he was held in a cell for three days after being taken in for disturbing public order. Escobar claims he was beaten, resulting in three fractured ribs, and that he had red marks on his wrists from handcuffs. However, Apodaca authorities deny any other form of aggression. Meanwhile, IBERO Puebla demands that the situation be clarified, reminding that 'being found alive is not synonymous with justice.' According to police, the professor was arrested at Monterrey Airport for trying to bypass a security checkpoint. He spent 10 days in a rehabilitation center in a state of 'mutism.' Apodaca authorities stated that after a 36-hour civil arrest, he was released on January 2nd and walked out of the building on his own, showing no signs of disorientation, contradicting his claim about the fractured ribs.
