The Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, referred to the possibility that the Government of President Gabriel Boric create a special prison for people who are part of the original peoples.
In this regard, the authority commented that “it is a matter that is being evaluated and in this case the portfolio that corresponds to evaluate it, because the Gendarmerie and therefore the prisons depend on it, is the Ministry of Justice.”
In this context, Monsalve took advantage of highlighting that “what is relevant from the point of view of the southern macrozone is that in a sustained manner we have managed to maintain a significant decrease in acts of violence, compared to 2022 compared to 2021.”
“The second thing is that we have had results in terms of criminal prosecution that are clear, sharp and evident and that, therefore, there are a number of organizations that are dedicated to the commission of organized crime, particularly wood theft,” added.
In this sense, he said that “the Government managed to remove the timber theft project in the course of 2022, transform it into law, it was promulgated, but it is also important to highlight the Government’s willingness to collaborate with the Public Ministry and provide the police of the capacities so that criminal prosecution is effective”.
“We said it from the beginning, the only way to deliver sustainable peace and tranquility in the southern macrozone is to have a long-term political agreement. But it is also to have effective criminal prosecution, so that those who commit acts of violence and crimes can be identified, detained, prosecuted and punished, which is what is happening, “he closed.
