Lawyer says he was attacked by police officers during an approach in Ribeirão Preto, SP A 46-year-old lawyer claims he was attacked by military police officers while serving a client on Thursday night (9), in the Ipiranga neighborhood, in Ribeirão Preto (SP). Marco Antônio de Souza says that he was called to monitor an incident on Rio Formoso Street and that the confusion began after a Military Police lieutenant refused to accept the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) digital card presented by him. He alleges that he was punched and kicked by the police, knocked down, handcuffed and dragged on the ground (read more below). "He came on top of me and started punching me. He and eight or nine other military police officers, me and my son," he said. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Lawyer is attacked during incident in Ribeirão Preto, SP Reproduction/EPTV The Military Police gives another version. According to the corporation, the lawyer intervened in the incident, disrespected the police officers, appeared to be drunk and resisted the approach. According to the PM, the injuries to his face occurred when he fell during restraint. The case was registered as contempt, resistance and bodily harm. The PM reported that it opened a Police Inquiry to investigate the conduct of the agents. The Civil Police are also investigating the case. In an interview with EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, the president of the Prerogatives Commission of the OAB of Ribeirão Preto, Paulo Martins Cazon, said that the OAB digital card is valid and that the lawyer should have been recognized at the time he presented the document through the official application. The entity also informed that it will open an internal procedure to investigate the conduct of the police officers. Marco Antônio would undergo a forensic examination this Friday morning (10). According to the police report, his 22-year-old son also appears as a victim. The initial incident attended by the PM involved suspicion of receipt and tampering with motorcycle parts. According to the corporation, an engine from a stolen vehicle in Franca (SP) and a motorcycle with a tampered chassis were found at the scene. Two people were arrested for receiving and tampering with identification signs. What lawyer Marco Antônio says states that he was contacted by family members of a person approached by the PM. According to him, upon arriving at the scene, he presented his OAB card on his cell phone, but the lieutenant responsible for the incident demanded the physical document. Lawyer from Ribeirão Preto says he was attacked by PM while responding to the incident Reproduction/EPTV In testimony, the lawyer said that the police officer claimed that the digital document could have been produced by artificial intelligence. Marco Antônio admits that there was a verbal argument and that he challenged the police officer to take off his uniform to resolve the situation “like men”. He claims, however, that shortly afterwards he was attacked with punches and kicks by police officers, knocked down, handcuffed and dragged on the ground. The lawyer claims that he was handcuffed for around 40 minutes and lying on the sidewalk, with his face bleeding. He also says that he was taken in handcuffs to the Basic Health Unit (UBDS) in the Siminone neighborhood and then to the police station. Marco Antônio also said that his son tried to prevent the police from taking action and was also attacked. According to him, the man was thrown to the ground, handcuffed, dragged and had a watch damaged. "After 20 years in the profession, I had never experienced this. I was always very well treated and very respected in the field", said the lawyer. What the police officers involved say According to the police report, the police stated that Marco Antônio offended the team with profanity and continued his behavior even after being warned. According to the police officers' version, he was arrested for contempt, resisted the approach and had to be restrained and handcuffed. The PMs also said that, until the moment of handcuffing, the lawyer had not presented himself as a representative of any of the parties to the incident. According to them, Marco Antônio only announced that he was a lawyer after being handcuffed. According to the police record, the injuries to the lawyer's face occurred when he fell to the ground during resistance. Police also said he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. What the OAB says In an interview with EPTV, Paulo Martins Cazon, president of the Prerogatives Committee of the OAB of Ribeirão Preto, said that the OAB digital card is valid and is available on the official application, in a similar way to the digital CNH. According to him, in addition to presenting the document through the application, the lawyer also allowed the police officers to check his registration directly on the OAB website. “He should have been recognized right away that he was, in fact, a lawyer,” said Cazon. The president of the commission stated that representatives of the prerogatives monitored the case at the police station during the early hours of the morning. According to him, the OAB requested the opening of an IPM, and an investigation will also be opened by the Civil Police and an internal procedure within the entity. “We will also open our internal procedure to investigate the conduct of the police officer or other police officers, if applicable,” he stated. Cazon also said that, if the aggression is proven, the OAB expects the Military Police to guide its agents so that this type of conduct does not occur. According to him, the entity intends to schedule a meeting with the PM command in Ribeirão Preto. What the Military Police say In a statement, the Military Police reported that they had opened a Military Police Inquiry to investigate the facts. The corporation stated that Marco Antônio was taken to the police station for contempt, that he was drunk and that he intervened in the incident, disrespecting the police, which led to an argument. According to the PM, during the incident, an engine from a stolen vehicle in Franca and a motorcycle with a tampered chassis were found. Two people were arrested for receiving and tampering with identification signs. 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