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This Tuesday the Chamber of Deputies will vote the constitutional indictment against him former Minister of Health, Jaime Mañalich, for putting “the life and health of the population at risk” with their performance during the most critical months of the covid-19 pandemic.
Mañalich was in charge of the sanitary portfolio on March 3, when the first case of coronavirus, that has left more than 400 thousand registered infections and more than 16 thousand deaths between suspects and confirmed.
The minister was dismissed on June 13, when our country was immersed in the pandemic, with 167,355 infected and 3,101 deceased, with the maximum number of daily infections and the hospital system in a critical situation.
MINUTE BY MINUTE
11:40 | I am absolutely convinced that the minister did not fulfill his duty, did not respect anything or anyone, did what he wanted and privileged the economy over people’s health. And if I spread the 200 pages of the defense and one to build a large sheet, I would not be able to cover the bodies of the 17,000 deceased.
11:39 | “With all due respect to the defenders of the former minister, I don’t give a damn about the hundreds of elaborate defense arguments (…) the bottom line is a matter of humanity,” Hernando sentenced.
11:25 | 78 votes are needed for the constitutional impeachment to continue its processing in the Senate.
11:20 | “I ask you at least as a colleague to at least acknowledge that you were wrong,” says Hernando.
11:00 | “By virtue of decisions poorly taken or not taken, today we have to mourn the death of thousands of people who would have been saved if the minister had taken the appropriate measures at the appropriate times,” he adds.
10:50 | “The signatories of the accusation do not have the slightest intention of crucifying him, what we do is be responsible with the mandate that citizenship gave us and exercise our supervisory role,” says Hernando.
10:45 | Deputy Hernando summarizes the constitutional accusation against Mañalich, pointing to his responsibility as a minister during his management of the pandemic.
10:37 | The president of the Chamber must make a call to order, due to the conversations between some deputies.
10:33 | Hernando begins by paying tribute and remembering the health officials.
10:29 | The deputy Marcela Hernando begins his presentation against former Minister Mañalich.
10:28 | The previous question will not be voted upon, after the defense asked to immediately proceed to the substantive vote.
10:27 | Deputy Flores requests that Mañalich’s defense wear masks, after they enter the Chamber without the protection element.
10:25 | Enter the room on former Minister Mañalich together with their lawyers. During the journey, he briefly told the press that he was calm, without answering questions.
⭕️ NOW | He realizes the constitutional accusation against the Minister of the Interior, Víctor Pérez. The draw of the five members of the commission that will study the libel is carried out. pic.twitter.com/QAQXxp1cPF
– Deputies and Deputies of Chile (@Camara_cl) October 13, 2020
10:23 | The deputy Loreto Carvajal, and the deputies Joaquín Lavín León and Fernando Meza are also raffled.
10:22 | The first to be drawn is Deputy Jenny Álvarez, and Deputy Alejandro Bernales follows.
10:17 | The secretary of the Chamber carries out the lottery to choose a commission of 5 deputies to inform the origin of the constitutional accusation against Minister Víctor Pérez.
10:14 | This session will have the character of mixed, that is, the deputies can participate electronically, without special authorization, or attend in person.
10:08 | The session begins with the traditional reading of the table.
09:59 | The first thing that the deputies must determine will be the previous question, that is, if it meets the requirements that the Constitution indicates in these cases. If approved, the accusation cannot be voted on by legislators.
09:53 | Let us remember that the review commission of the constitutional prosecution, rejected the origin of the action taken. With two votes in favor, two against and one abstention by deputy Pablo Lorenzini (IND), the instance finally rejected the merits of the accusation.
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