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The undersecretary of the Interior, Juan Francisco Galli, detailed the procedures that the Carabineros must follow to contain massive demonstrations. Meanwhile, deputies from the National Renewal (RN) and the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) will denounce the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic before an international organization for the investigation initiated against seven generals.
Meanwhile, the National Institute of Human Rights indicated that it will support all the investigations that take place to clarify the events that occurred after October 18.
Already thinking of the first commemoration of October 18, Carabineros has been preparing in the last time obtaining more modern machinery and adapting its action protocols.
Precisely, on Wednesday morning, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Juan Francisco Galli, detailed how the uniformed police should act in the face of mass demonstrations, a behavior that was established in the “Procedural Guideline for warning protesters.”
About, Galli pointed out that Carabineros, before dissuading the demonstration, must build bridges of dialogue with the people who are in the place.
“First a dialogue police. We were able to witness it in Valparaíso on May 1. Secondly, the peripheral, to make known that the same peaceful protesters isolate those who want to commit acts of violence and also the restoration of public order. That is to say, when there is already a presence of violent acts, there is no dialogue, there is no hooting, there what corresponds is that the reestablishment of public order proceeds ”, he said.
Meanwhile, representatives of the House and Senate Security committees They reacted positively to these new procedures, pointing out that they are necessary for the Carabineros to begin to regain legitimacy in the eyes of the citizens.
This was expressed by the president of the instance in the Chamber, Miguel Ángel Calisto (DC), and the senator member of the commission in the Senate, Marcela Sabat (RN).
“I think this requires new strategies. Strictly adhere to the protocols for the use of non-lethal weapons so that we do not regret the events that occurred last year, ”said Calisto.
Meanwhile, Senator Sabat said that they hope that “this new approach to dealing with demonstrations will allow more dialogue; help prevent clashes; and guarantee greater security for the uniformed and civilians ”.
Comptroller’s Office and High Command
During this day it was announced that Deputy Camila Flores (RN), and Deputy Juan Antonio Coloma (UDI) will denounce the Comptroller’s Office before the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (Olacef).
This, after La Radio announced that the supervisory body filed charges against seven generals of the High Command for their possible administrative responsibility in the procedures that occurred from October 18 onwards.
Deputy Coloma indicated that, in his opinion, “Here there is an evident excess on the part of the controller of his faculties, which leads to an unprecedented summons to practically the entire High Command of the Carabineros for the way in which they carry out their operational work. In our opinion this borders on a political persecution against Carabineros de Chile ”.
Regarding this, it should be noted that the comptroller Jorge Bermúdez is the executive secretary of Olaced, a body that Coloma and Flores attended to report the Comptroller’s Office.
It should also be noted that During this day the director of the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH), Sergio Micco, referred to the investigation that the Comptroller’s Office is underway.
In this regard, it pointed out that, according to the Regulation on the Use of Force of March 1, 2019, it was expressly established that when these protocols are violated there is an institutional responsibility.
“When laws or protocols are violated there is not only individual responsibility, but also an institutional one. The National Institute of Human Rights will support all those investigations that, within the Democratic State of Chile, contribute to the full truth of what happened as of October 2019, ″ said Micco.
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