San Juan Police officer dismissed following criminal conviction and involuntary manslaughter charge
Alex Simón Aciar was permanently separated from the San Juan Police following a conviction for assault and threats against his former partner, and a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Permanent dismissal of police officer with criminal and disciplinary record
The San Juan Police permanently separated officer Alex Simón Aciar following an administrative procedure that evaluated his judicial record and performance within the force, reported diariolaprovinciasj.com. The measure was adopted after the Subsecretariat of Inspection and Control of Public Security Management completed the corresponding investigation and determined that the conduct attributed to Aciar was incompatible with the obligations inherent to police duties.
Criminal conviction for violence against former partner
The central element of the file was a criminal conviction against Aciar for the offences of assault aggravated by relationship, simple threats and attempted robbery, in a case in which the victim was his former partner. For those facts he received a sentence of one year imprisonment to be served conditionally. The record was incorporated into the administrative investigation and evaluated as a fault of sufficient gravity to justify the dismissal penalty.
Psychological evaluations and removal of service weapon
During the internal process, the Police Health Department prepared reports in which it stated that Aciar did not meet the psychological conditions necessary to carry out tasks related to security. On the basis of those evaluations, the authorities adopted preventive measures: they removed his service weapon and transferred him to administrative duties. In November 2024 he was placed under preventive suspension whilst the investigation continued.
Road accident in 2021 with deceased retired senior non-commissioned officer
The administrative file also incorporated an incident that occurred in 2021, when Aciar was involved in a traffic accident at the intersection of Circunvalación Avenue and Salta Street in the capital. The vehicle he was driving struck Domingo Villafañe, a retired senior non-commissioned officer who was cycling. Villafañe died days later as a result of the injuries sustained. For that episode, Aciar was charged with involuntary manslaughter, a case that proceeded independently from the disciplinary investigation.
Permanent separation from the force
With the administrative resolution now final, the former officer is permanently severed from the San Juan Police. The dismissal closes the internal disciplinary process, while the criminal case for involuntary manslaughter related to the road accident continues to advance through the corresponding judicial proceedings.
Source: Google News PR — San Juan