The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, announced the resignation of the Minister of Justice, Marcela Ríos, a week after the controversy generated by the recent pardons
The Chilean President, Gabriel Boric, reported on the resignation of the Minister of Justice, Marcela Ríos, a week after the controversy generated by the recent presidential pardons.
The questioned pardons granted by the Chilean president fell on 12 convicted of the 2019 social riots and a former member of the radical armed group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (FPMR), which fought against the dictatorship, reported D.W.
“Because there were untidiness in the execution of my decision to grant pardons and also considering the need to strengthen the political management of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, I have decided to accept the resignation of Marcela Ríos Tobar from said portfolio,” Boric said this Saturday.
The new Minister of Justice of Chile is the lawyer Luis Cordero Vega. “When situations of these characteristics occur in politics, we must assume responsibilities,” said the president.
Likewise, he reported the dismissal of his chief of staff and main adviser, Matías Meza-Lopehandía, in the midst of what is the second major government crisis faced by the president of Chili since he took office in March 2021.
The departure of Marcela Ríos from the Chilean cabinet occurred hours after the opposition and right-wing parties Renovación Nacional and Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI) announced the presentation, next Monday, January 9, of a constitutional accusation against the now ex-minister .
The political trial takes place in the National Congress, where the ruling party does not have a majority.
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