Boric after the murder of three police officers: “Chile must be as whole as one fist” to bring justice

The Chilean president, Gabriel Boricappealed this Saturday for unity amid the commotion over murder of three police officers of the militarized body of the Carabineros and said that, to face this situation, “there must be neither left nor right, nor party in power, nor opposition”.

“Chile must be whole as a single fist, whole as a single force to do justice, so that there is no impunity, to dismantle these gangs and so that they pay for their crimes, wherever they are”, The president highlighted the funeral response to the three deceased agents.

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The president, who traveled to the location of the events, in the center-south area of ​​the country, in the region of Biographymore than 600 kilometers south of the capital, “did not rule out any legal instrument” in this turbulent scenario, but stressed that the Government will act “with a cool head” and in coordination with the State powers to “have the truth, justice and that there is no impunity.”

“In this we are all necessary and so is General Yañez”, He highlighted in a clear message addressed to the director of the Carabineros, who in recent weeks has received pressure from a large part of the party in power to step aside after the Public Prosecutor’s Office requested his prosecution for alleged responsibility in the human rights violations committed during the mass protests of 2019.

The attack on the three employees of the Public Order Control (COP) from the Los Álamos police station occurred in the city of Cañete at around 1:30 am local time (6:30 am GMT), when a group of armed men He attacked his police vehicle and set it on fire, where a sergeant and two corporals burned to death.

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The triple homicide, unprecedented in Chile’s recent past, coincided precisely on the day the country celebrates Carabinero Day – April 27th – in reference to its 97th institutional anniversary. All events planned for the day They were suspended and the president declared three days of national mourning.

La Araucanía and part of the Bio Bío region, including the area where the attack was carried out, have been in a state of emergency since May 2022, in an attempt to control attacks, mainly arson sabotage, by armed groups.

In the central-southern region of Chile there is a scenario of conflict between indigenous peoples, the State and large landowners and forestry entrepreneurs who exploit lands and forests considered ancestral by indigenous communities.

Source: Elcomercio

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