The Department of Social Action, dependent on the Ministry of the Interior, indicated in a report that 367 people receive grace pensions for human rights violations during the social outbreak.
According to The Mercury, the Government issued the document after an official letter entered by the UDI on September 21. In it, the party requested to know the criteria used to deliver grace pensions; if any of the beneficiaries is formalized or sentenced for acts that occurred during the outbreak; the list of beneficiaries, and the resolutions that designate each person as a beneficiary.
From the Executive they pointed out that the criteria to deliver the pension includes three categorizations. The first targets people who have suffered physical aggression, corresponding to an amount of $257,836 pesos.
The second category includes victims of serious injuries (extremities or trunk) with psychological affectation (stress, panic attacks, suicidal ideation, etc). For them, the benefit is $386,754 pesos.
The third category corresponds to those affected by “irreversible ocular trauma” or “very serious non-ocular” injuries. The death of the affected person is also considered. For this section, the State provides an amount of $516,672 pesos.
Of the total benefits delivered, 23 are for minor injuries, 207 for serious injuries and 137 for very serious injuries.
To date, 401 applications have entered the Department of Social Action. Of these, 367 have been approved.
In addition, the Government indicated in the report that they do not maintain information on beneficiaries formalized or convicted of acts of violence during the outbreak. This, because they receive the records of the victims sent from the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH). “The grace pension is granted according to the rating made by said institution,” the document states.
The president of the UDI, Javier Macayapointed out that pensions “are being delivered without clear knowledge of the processes and requirements that people must meet to access a benefit that, let us not forget, is for life.”
In addition, he pointed out that “it is essential that, for the transparency and legitimacy of this process, the form and amount in which grace pensions are being delivered be reviewed.”
