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The Minister of the Interior, Victor Perez, made a call “to all those who want to demonstrate, for different reasons, to do so in a calm way, do it peacefully. ”
The head of the Interior made a balance after the demonstrations registered this Friday in Plaza Italia and in other parts of the country, and valued that “the the vast majority of Chileans gave a demonstration of peace yesterday, they went quietly to their homes to demonstrate with it that they are for peace and that they are against violence. ”
He also noted that there was only one “very minority group of violent activists tried to lead the country to acts of violence“, but that – in his opinion – the planning of the police forces” fully complied to enforce the decision of the vast majority of Chileans. ”
“Today, again, the Government calls on all those who want to demonstrate for different reasons to do so in a calm way, to do so peacefully. In Chile, peaceful demonstrations are allowed and, therefore, the call is to do so“Pérez stressed.
And he added that “if today or tomorrow there are organizations that are calling for a demonstration, what we want to do is contribute to this in a calm and prudent manner, without altering the daily life of Chileans, without altering the rights of Chileans“.
“Public order is a priority for the Government because it is respect for all Chileans so that they can carry out their daily lives in peace and tranquility, everyone has the right to live in peace and tranquility, “he said.
Balance of the demonstrations: There were 23 detainees
In the same appearance, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Juan Francisco Galli, pointed out that “there were acts of violence” and pointed out that there is a distinction between “the legitimate exercise of the right to assembly and the way of proceeding by the police to maintain public order in those situations with respect to those persons who commit illegal actions. “.
In addition, he detailed that “there were 23 detainees, 17 of them were in the Metropolitan Region and many of them in the Plaza Baquedano area “.
Yesterday’s sessions left a total of 16 events nationwide, 17 detained in the RM and 6 in regions. Regarding sub. @GalliJF noted “Yesterday the application by @Carabdechile of the new protocols and tactics that have been used ” pic.twitter.com/X7GpsWaUo1
– Subsec. Interior (@Sub_Interior) October 17, 2020
Regarding the possibility that President Sebastián Piñera deliver a message regarding the commemoration of October 18, it is still unknown if this will take place.
Parties call to demonstrate peacefully
From the Radical Party, its helmsman Carlos Maldonado, made a call to demonstrate peacefully, as they have done from various parties of the Constituent Unit, since “Chile faces a historic opportunityIn just seven more days, on Sunday 25 we will open the doors to full democracy “and that” will then allow us to make the changes that citizens are demanding.
And, in the same way, the deputy chief of the National Renovation deputies bench, Karin Luck, said that the call is to reflect on what these months have been and that “regardless of the path that is chosen in a few more days, I invite you to accept our opinions with respect, without violence or aggression, since with that it is impossible to build a better country “.
“I call for respect, peace and moderationOnly with that will we be able to do things where we all have a place, and I make a special call to all politicians that we have the will to advance in projects that are good for all Chileans, leaving aside the small fight and quarrels, “he added .
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