The UDI deputies Christopher Martinez Y Henry Loyal They presented a bill to remove state benefits from those who attack Carabineros officials or damage private property as part of demonstrations.
“We have decided to present this bill, so that all the people who go to a march with the aim of committing a crime think twice, because they will run the serious risk of losing all the state benefits they may be receiving at that minute” , pointed out the deputies, collects radio dna.
The initiative indicates that those convicted of crimes in the context of a social demonstration will lose their state benefits for a period of five years. They will also not be able to apply to them during that period. In the case of those who reoffend, the parliamentarians proposed that the sanction be extended for life.
“We are talking about state benefits such as free university, the economic bonuses granted by the Government, the housing or rental subsidies that currently exist, among other social aid that is delivered in our country,” they detailed.
“Because it does not seem fair to us that, with the taxes that all Chileans pay, we are benefiting those who have caused serious damage to our country,” commented the UDI deputies.
“With this project, those who intend to cause destruction or attack police officers during a demonstration, should know that they will no longer receive state benefits,” they added.
