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The General of the Carabineros Enrique Monras, head of the Western Metropolitan area of the Carabineros, assured this Saturday that the young man who fell to the banks of the Mapocho river during demonstrations “lost balance“ when an official tried to stop him.
“One of our police officers tries to stop one of the protesters, he loses his balance and falls into the Mapocho River (…) The SAMU and the Fire Department were immediately notified so that they could rescue this person.“Monras assured.
Regarding the possible sanctions that the uniformed man involved in the incident will receive, Monras declared that “he will remain within the unit in administrative functions, pending the results of the investigation“.
“Sometimes falls occur, police officers fall (…) It is all in the context of disorders that are generated in this type of demonstrations“said the general, who once again reaffirmed that it was a”unfortunate accident“.
“This occurs in a public order control procedure when Carabineros he was being attacked. This happened in a fraction of seconds“, he clarified.
“From the legal point of view, the Central North Prosecutor’s Office was informed who arranged for a prosecutor who, together with the PDI, will review the body cameras of the police,” Monras assured.
It should be noted that the affected adolescent is stable and out of life risk.
Minister Paris: “We call for peace in the demonstrations”
The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, regretted what happened with this Friday and called “for peace” in the demonstrations.
“I am very sorry for what has happened to this young man, it is very regrettable (…) We call for peace and tranquility in the demonstrations and that they be done calmly. How this is a situation that is under study Y that is being investigated as it happened, we must wait for the investigations, “said the Minister of Health.
“I have not seen any video in relation to that subject … I am sorry to say it, but I have not seen it. I sympathize with this young man, I sympathize with his family. What is necessary to grant from the point of view of health will be delivered“, he assured.
“I would wait for the end of the investigation to find guilty or not guilty,” he closed.
NHRI: “We are collecting the antecedents”
The director of the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH), Sergio Micco, noted that with “At the institute, we were at the clinic to check the young man’s health, he is stable“.
“We were with his mother, we were with the young people who participated in the demonstration, and they point out that Carabineros de Chile participated in the event. We are gathering all the information and evaluating what legal actions to present “Micco added.
