The North Central Prosecutor’s Office presented an accusation against the accused for the fire suffered by the Carabineros church, called San Francisco de Borja, in an event that occurred on January 3, 2020.
The religious site, located blocks from the Baquedano square, was attacked that day in the midst of the incidents that occurred in parallel to the demonstrations due to the social outbreak.
After what happened, the uniformed police managed to arrest a person in the sector accused of being the one who launched accelerating fluid in the church. In addition, minutes later, he was recorded throwing incendiary devices against police personnel in the Alameda.
It is about Gerardo Leal Robles, 27, who is in preventive prison.
The subject was identified by his clothing and physical characteristics, for which he was followed and detained that same Friday night, in Diagonal Paraguay corner Lira.
As reported by the North Central Prosecutor’s Office, the prosecutor José Morales will request 14 years in jail against him: 8 for the church fire and 6 for throwing Molotov cocktails.
“He is accused of having entered the church and proceeding inside to start a fire, with this fire favoring its spread. As a consequence, part of the church was burned, “he said.
In this regard, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Juan Francisco Galli, appreciated the progress of the investigation that will lead to the defendant going to trial soon, in a case where the Government is the complainant.
The San Francisco de Borja church was burned again on October 18, 2020, the anniversary of the social outbreak, leaving with even more damage.
This article describes an ongoing legal process
There is a possibility that the charges will be dismissed at the end of the investigation, therefore The accused should NOT be considered as guilty until Justice dictates sentence against him.
(Article 04 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)
