The 13th Guarantee Court of Santiago decided to leave the Carabineros colonel with a monthly signature and national roots Eduardo Witt, formalized by the crime of serious injuries against a person in the middle of a pillage, during the so-called social outbreak in Peñalolén.
According to the investigation of the Eastern Prosecutor’s Office, the incident occurred on October 20, 2019. The officer, who at that time was prefect in the Eastern Metropolitan Area, would have fired his riot shotgun against a man who was driving his Chevrolet Prisma vehicle, in the company of two cousins on Sánchez Fontecilla street.
The National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) filed a complaint against those responsible for the injuries to the man, who received the pellet in his knee and, according to the complaint, he did not participate in the looting.
It is the Carabineros officer highest ranking as formalized.
The chief prosecutor of Alta Complexidad Oriente, Felipe Sepúlveda, indicated that the shot was unjustified and that the victim was seriously injured.
He added that the investigation period was set at 100 days.
For his part, Jorge Martínez, the defendant’s lawyer, was happy after the result of the hearing since it was established that what happened was a situation of public order and the NHRI was excluded from the case.
This article describes an ongoing legal process
There is a possibility that the charges will be dismissed at the end of the investigation, therefore The accused should NOT be considered as guilty until Justice dictates sentence against him.
(Article 04 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)
