The pressure measures are part of the demonstrations scheduled by the Pueblo Unido por la Vida alliance, which this week includes a march on Thursday from the Belisario Porras Park to the vicinity of the National Assembly (parliament) where the second debate of the initiative presented by the Government on November 6 is taking place.

The deliberations on the law take place in the middle of a judicial process against 83 members of the the National Union of Construction Workers Industry and Similar (Suntracs), who last Wednesday were repressed by anti-riot units and accused of generating violence.

For this Tuesday they are expected to decide on the precautionary measures for the construction workers arrested on February 12 during the construction of the new Hospital del Niño.

According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the provisional arrest was requested due to the seriousness of the crimes charged against the group accused of assaulting public servants, attacking collective security, economic patrimony, individual freedom and personal integrity.

The general secretary of Suntracs, Saul Mendez, accused the chief of the National Police, Jaime Fernandez, of allowing torture of the detainees, among them dozens of women.

Earlier, Suntracs submitted to the International Labor Organization (ILO) a report on the course of the protests against a social security law, it was reported today.

The explanation to the ILO was also signed by the secretary general of the National Confederation of Independent Trade Union Unity (Conusi), Marco Andrade.

The document underlines that the detainees have received cruel treatment and that at the same time, the defense lawyers point out various obstacles in order to be able to provide this service.

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