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After the Supreme Court requested a report from the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, for the health authority to explain its rejection of the delivery of emails from the Minsal to the prosecution, this Wednesday the personero assured that he is willing to collaborate, although he insisted on the arguments that led him not to give up the e-mails: that he is committed national security and the violation of patients’ rights.
“What the Supreme Court of Justice is requesting is normal. It is what corresponds to do in these types of cases, to listen to the arguments of the counterpart. It is the way in which institutions work and we value that “, expressed Paris.
The minister added: “We are in the middle of a pandemic. And in my opinion, and in the opinion of the lawyers who advise the Ministry of Health, the information compromises national security since it includes very sensitive negotiations that were made in the preparation of the pandemic that the State of Chile made ”.
For example, he expressed, “The purchase of mechanical fans and information, especially on the routes of transfer of this equipment, and other personal protection equipment that could once again be necessary to buy or transfer. Therefore, that must be kept in reserve ”.
Similarly, he asserted that “We insist that if medical records or patient records are requested, this also contravenes the law on the rights and duties of patients.”
“We are ready to collaborate. The Supreme Court has set a 72-hour deadline for a response. If necessary, an extension can be requested and we will respond to all the concerns that the Supreme Court has sent us since my spirit and that of the Ministry is to provide the greatest collaboration in this investigation “, Hill.
