The Minister of Social Development, Giorgio Jackson, sent this Tuesday – to the review commission of the constitutional accusation against him – his objections to the accusatory libel. The action was entered by the Republican Party for violations or non-execution of the Constitution, operation of local Childhood services, violating the principle of probity, among other matters.
The accusation -of four chapters- also includes the resignation of the former Metropolitan Social Development Seremi, Patricia Hidalgowho accused having received “undue pressure” from the Government to approve projects in the Evaluation Committee of the Environmental Evaluation Service with which he did not agree.
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“There is no action or omission attributable to this minister. Even if the events described by the former Social Development and Family Seremi had occurred in the way she has described them, and even if these events were considered ‘undue political pressure,’ none of them constitute a personal act of this minister,” Jackson said. in the observations to the libel.
“The attribution of responsibility pursued by the constitutional accusation is for personal and direct acts of the person holding the position, which does not take place in this case,” added the Secretary of State.
In turn, it pointed out that “even if the events described by the ex-seremi Hidalgo had occurred in the manner in which she has described them, and even if these events were considered ‘undue political pressure,’ none of them constitute a personal act of this minister and Therefore, there is no action or omission that is attributable to me”.
Likewise, it maintained that “the accusers incorrectly interpret the rules on administrative probity to which they allude and, for this reason, reach erroneous conclusions. There has been no violation of such rules.”
“As has already been demonstrated, a simple order given to a junior official regarding a matter in which the head of service or another official has clear powers implies a legal exercise of the assigned tasks and functions and cannot be considered reprehensible,” he added. .
He also insisted that “there was no undue pressure on Ms. Patricia Hidalgo.”
