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The undersecretary Juan Francisco Galli, and the national director of Order and Security of the Carabineros, General Ricardo Yanez, defended this Tuesday the actions of the officials of that police force in the face of the harsh emplacements of the opposition and of a large part of civil society, which have been constant since the social outbreak but which became more pronounced after a 16-year-old protester fell into the Mapocho river on Friday after being pushed by a uniformed man from the Pío Nono Bridge.
This morning, in the Weekly Balance of the Carabineros Operational and Preventive Work, Yáñez reported that “yesterday we made an extension, we sent a letter to the Prosecutor’s Office delivering new information that was found regarding images from other cameras in Santiago, where there was new information regarding the participation of this young man in acts of violence in the Plaza Italia sector. “
“Regarding the personnel involved in the procedure, we also indicate who they are, so that obviously a statement is taken from them, the investigation carried out by the Public Ministry with Prosecutor Chong is carried out so that this is clarified, “added the general.
For this reason, Yánez assured that “Experience has said that prudence is the most certain. Let us hope that the State bodies do their job, that the Public Ministry, which is an autonomous body, carries out the inquiries accordingly and that, once we have the conclusions and the judiciary has resolved, has concluded the investigation, there let us pronounce ourselves, but do not make prior judgments. Behind all these people are families, behind all these people there are a lot of people who are affected, therefore, let us be responsible. ”
Along these lines, the national director of Order and Security assured that “the carabinieri get up very early every day to do the service” and that “The police function is a function that in itself has associated risks.”
“After October 18, a lot of videos and audios have come out making calls (for protests), the police have continued working. The pandemic came and we have all been there, tirelessly, doing our work (…). This is what the carabinieri do, in the street“, he concluded.
Undersecretary of the Interior, Juan Francisco Galli together with the National Director of Order and Security, Inspector General Ricardo Yáñez, deliver weekly balance of the operational and preventive work of the Carabineros. pic.twitter.com/UMf0rQcUK3
– Carabineros de Chile (@Carabdechile) October 6, 2020
Galli, for his part, indicated that “Carabineros has already been implementing various police procedures since January to date. reduce the risk of both personnel and people. That is the objective behind the police action: protect people’s rights“.
“That is why you did not see that in the procedure on Friday in Plaza Baquedano anti-riot shotguns or gas launchers, but you saw infantry carabinieri who proceeded to arrest those who were participating in serious disorders”, added the undersecretary, pointing out that “unfortunately, a person as a result of this police procedure was seriously injured.”
The adolescent, who lost consciousness and fractured his wrists, is hospitalized and stable at the Santa María Clinic, in the Providencia district, with several head injuries.
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