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In the run-up to the first anniversary of the social outbreak of October 18, today the government urged that the protests should be carried out “peacefully.” This, within the framework of dozens of calls for tomorrow in different parts of the country.
“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 for it “, said the Minister of the Interior, Victor Pérez.
During the afternoon of this Saturday, in various sectors of the Metropolitan Region marches and concentrations around Metro stations were registered, especially in the Plaza Baquedano sector, which has been the epicenter of the protests for a year. In that sense, the Minister of the Interior reiterated that he hopes that today’s demonstrations will be carried out “with prudence, without altering the daily life of Chileans, without altering the rights of Chileans.”
While, the undersecretary of the Interior, Juan Francisco Galli -who reported that there were 23 detainees in clashes last Friday-, addressed the strategies deployed by Carabineros: “The application of the new protocols and tactics was very noticeable”. According to Galli, this made it possible to differentiate the protesters and “isolate those who were carrying out acts of violence.”
For its part, the mayor of the Metropolitan Region, Felipe Guevara, confirmed that the monument to General Manuel Baquedano It was restored during the early hours of today, as it had been stained with red paint on Friday. “We will do it again if there are behaviors of contempt for history, for heroes,” he warned.
During tomorrow, Carabineros plans to implement a plan that includes 40,000 service personnel nationwide. In addition, they will work with technologies to keep a record of eventual incidents. The institution explained that the police will have more than 900 body cameras to record the procedures and, in addition, an air control will be carried out using helicopters and seven drones located in critical areas of the city, to which another seven will be added that the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region has to monitor the marches and announced demonstrations.
In the Public ministryMeanwhile, the shifts of flagrante delicto prosecutors were reinforced, who have as an instruction, in the event of many events, such as last year, to become the police stations or places where incidents occur to carry out the first proceedings in cases of eventual disorder, looting or fire.
This week it became known that the President Sebastián Piñera he was preparing a speech to make a balance one year from 18-O. This contemplated what has been done in social matters, security and human rights. However, a few days ago doubts began to arise regarding this idea. In the government they recognize that what was wanted was to make a speech before the anniversary of the social outbreak and not on the same day, since acts of violence could be recorded and be “out of place.”
During this day, the President chose not to say anything. ANDn Palace explained that another analysis was made: it could be risky for Piñera to make a statement that could stress the atmosphere. The purpose, then, is to do something later and focused on the plebiscite of October 25, which is still under evaluation.
At the close of this edition, the government indicated that the President has no activities planned for Sunday, but that he will be monitoring everything that happens in the country from his home. If necessary, they add, he will go to La Moneda and convene his political committee. The Carabineros staff was reinforced around his house for that day.
