With the presence of Piñera this Friday in La Moneda, council for reform of the Carabineros | National



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With the presence of President Sebastián Piñera, starting at 08:30 hours In La Moneda, the council for the reform of the Carabineros will meet, instance that was announced on Wednesday by the Minister of the Interior, Víctor Pérez.

The instance, as reported by the chief of staff himself, will present a coordinating unit which will propose measures to accelerate the process of modernization of the institution, either administratively or legally.

Consulted in this regard, the minister spokesman Jaime Bellolio assured that the Government will put all their efforts so that the noisy modernization of the uniformed police is not a promise and is carried out effectively.


This modernization process has been continuously on the political agenda since the social outbreak Friday, October 18.

In fact, at the beginning of 2020, the Government presented the report delivered by the council, which suggested – among other things – the creation of a new Ministry of Public Security, transparency and accountability and the modification of the police career in entry.

Moving away from the voices calling for a refounding of the uniformed police, former Interior Minister Michelle Bachelet, Jorge BurgosHe pointed out that the elements are already on the table to be able to carry out a modernization according to the demands of the times.

The lawyer from the University of Chile and expert in Human Rights, Francisco Bustos, pointed out that it is essential to apply drastic modifications, not ruling out what, in the opinion of former Minister Burgos, is not necessary: ​​a re-founding of the Carabineros.

For his part, the executive director of Chile 21, Eduardo Vergara, proposes a special plan to deliver governance to the Carabineros, stating that it would prudent for the three powers of the State to assume guardianship of the institution.

What will the meeting be clean? That will have to be seen, more than the already announced coordinating unit with which it is intended to initiate a reform of the Carabineros that has been in place for months. requested by various actors.



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