The Iquique Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that will formalize communist deputy Hugo Gutiérrez for the crimes of threats and failure to cooperate with Navy personnel in the framework of the investigation against him for his alleged refusal to submit to a health check.

In this regard, the legislator indicated that he has not been notified of the charges he will face and that everything he knows about it has been obtained through the press.


At the request of the Public Ministry, the local Guarantee Court established for the December 14, at 8:30 a.m., the audience of rigor.

The genesis of this case dates back to August 8, when the deputy was driving through Cavancha and was inspected along with other people by members of the Navy in the middle of the quarantine that was in force there at that time.

According to a video of the moment, Gutiérrez had a fiery meeting of words with the uniformed men whom he questioned for carrying out an identity check.

“But look, you can’t control me, because I control you, I am more authority, do you understand me? If you control me, I control you, we control each other, then it would be a problem, ”he is heard saying.