The Popular Participation Movement (MPP) disclosed the results of the reports prepared by prominent professors and experts in criminal and administrative law, who conclude that former senator Charles Carrera did not commit any crime in the case for which he is being investigated. Carrera, who served as a senator and then as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, is being investigated for alleged commission of abuse of functions, within the framework of an action taken when he ordered that the ministry economically repaired a citizen of the dove that was seriously injured by a bullet lost during a party organized by the police.
The former senator faces the accusation of having abused his power in an action not provided by law, specifically for having made an administrative decision in a case that was not contemplated by current regulations. According to the reports presented by the MPP, the legal interpretation of the experts concludes that Carrera did not violate any law in their speech and that its decision was consistent with the principles of repair of victims and social justice.
This case has revived the debate on the adaptation of article 162 of the Criminal Code, which regulates the crime of abuse of functions in situations not provided by law. Legislators and academics, from various political sectors, have indicated the urgent need for a reform to update this norm, given that the current interpretation can be obsolete and subject to controversies such as the one that affects career.
The dissemination of these reports generates a new chapter in the public analysis of the limits of the public function and the responsibility of officials by making administrative decisions.
