Deputy Lilian Samaniego (PLRA) denied assaulting anyone during an incident in Quyquyhó, stating that he returned to the scene to calm a fight after being informed that one of his aides was being attacked. Videos of the incident circulated on social media, but so far no formal complaints have been filed.
Quyquyhó
Distrito de Paraguay donde ocurrió el incidente de agresión y disparos.
A violent incident in Quyquyhó, Paraguay, left a man shot and with facial injuries, allegedly involving the bodyguard of Deputy Esteban Martín Samaniego. The victim filed a complaint in Quiindy, citing distrust of the local police. Witnesses claim the deputy himself assaulted a cameraman.
Saturday night, a man identified as the security guard of Colorado deputy Esteban Samaniego (ANR-HC) was involved in a fight with a driver in Quyquyhó, Paraguarí. The deputy himself tried to calm the situation, but none of those involved have filed a complaint so far.
Colorado deputy Esteban Samaniego is again at the center of a violent episode. On Saturday night, his bodyguard assaulted a man after a minor collision in Quyquyhó. As of Sunday noon, no formal complaint had been filed, but local police drafted a memo about the fight.