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On Saturday afternoon, the Metropolitan Mayor Felipe Guevara referred to the alleged knife fight recorded Friday afternoon in Plaza Italia Santiago, which was the site of incidents, confrontations, vandalism and where the statue of General Baquedano was painted red.
Although the regional chief said he knew of the existence of the images of the fight, he did not openly confirm the veracity of them. He only claimed to know that they were viral on social media.
“Indeed there are images of a subject that receives three stab wounds and is lynched in the Forest Park sector. We understand that it is a fight between people who were in that place, “he said.
“Made the consultations, we have no injuries of that nature in any healthcare center, in the Central Post Office, in the SAPU or in hospitals. Therefore we do not know the whereabouts of the aggressor and the victim, “he added.
Guevara showed himself critical of this type of event and argued that those who vandalize or create excesses in demonstrations “do not love democracy.”
On the acid criticism of the Army, which lashed out at having the statue painted, Guevara gave a boost to the institution.
“We have great respect for our history. Countries that do not know, do not respect their history have no future. Whoever does not know where he comes from has no idea where he is going, ”he added, after which he highlighted the general’s participation in the armed conflicts with neighboring countries in which he served the country.
In the run-up to the first anniversary of the social outbreak, the mayor also reported that There is already an endowment of PDI, Carabineros and Armed Forces ready to bet on “places already defined.”
However, said hope that they should not be used since the call is to demonstrate, but that “has nothing to do with violence.”
According to information from the Carabineros, on Friday about 1,200 people attended Plaza Italia, where there were nine violent events and there were 17 detainees.
For his part, the mayor of Santiago, Felipe Alessandri, stated that $ 3 billion the amounts that have been injected only in the vicinity of Plaza Italia since the start of the demonstrations.
In addition to this, he confirmed that in recent weeks they separated $ 300 million extra for the area.
Alessandri regretted that this amount of money should have been used to recover spaces and public furniture lost or damaged in protests and that it could not be invested in areas such as education, security or health.
Both authorities spoke to the press from the Metropolitan Intendancy, next to the Palacio de La Moneda.
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