maite orsini is involved in a controversy after his call to the head of the Human Rights Directorate, General Karina Soza. The situation occurred after the footballer Jorge Valdivia, a friend of the deputy, was controlled by Carabineros at the 37th Police Station while he was jogging in Vitacura. Valdivia did not have his identity card and he was handcuffed and taken to the police station.
Valdivia wanted to file a complaint against the institution for the violation of her rights and contacted Orsini to ask for his help. The deputy, not wanting the case to escalate, decided to call General Soza directly to intercede for Valdivia.
Orsini’s team has pointed out that there were no irregularities in his actions, since she always intercede by those who seek it to file complaints or claims. However, since it is a complaint made by a deputy, Carabineros has opened an internal investigation to determine whether or not there was a violation of rights towards Valdivia in the police procedure he faced.
Orsini filed a self-report at the Prosecutor’s Office so that It is investigated whether or not there was corruption in his call to General Soza.
The deputy has been criticized for her actions, since the ethics of her interaction with the police have been questioned. The situation has generated various reactions on social networks and has placed transparency in the actions of politicians and their relationship with State institutions at the center of the debate.
