Despite what happened on 4 May, the images of Giovanni López’s arrest have spread on social media to arouse the indignation of many citizens. On that day, he was arrested in the town of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos by local police officers, accused of not wearing a face mask on a 30-year-old quarrier. Hours later, the corpse was handed over to his family. The news has spread and there have been protests in the city of Jalisco, at the gates of the local government.
The arrest took place violently and in the images disseminated now it is possible to hear the citizens who ask the police not to treat the man in this way:
In the following hours petitions to clarify the murder have been made public throughout Mexico, including that of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
Guillermo del Toro demands justice for Giovanni's murder at the hands of Jalisco police https://t.co/qY3vpF521q
— Lenia Batres (@Lenia Batres) June 5, 2020