A group of DC and independent deputies, headed by Joanna Pérez, presented a bill that seeks to allow the Public Ministry to also sue for the State Internal Security Law, which today is only the power of the government.
The project was signed by DC deputies Eric Aedo, Miguel Ángel Calisto, Jorge Saffirio and the independent Andrés Jouannet.
After the presentation of the legal initiative, deputy Pérez pointed out that “today only the government has the power to file complaints using the State Internal Security Law, and unfortunately, in recent days we have seen hesitations and changes of opinion regarding apply this power against Héctor Llaitul who has made statements and threatened to commit serious criminal acts”.
“For this reason, we are submitting this bill to expand that power and also deliver it to the Public Ministry so that they can also invoke this law that allows them to better prosecute acts that compromise the country’s security,” added the parliamentarian.
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“The State Internal Security Law is a very good tool to be able to combat serious criminal acts and therefore, it cannot be subject only to the political or ideological decision of the government in power, but must also be able to be used by the body that Our legal system has established that it is in charge of investigating, which is the Public Ministry,” added Joanna Pérez. And he concluded: “We hope that all political sectors support this law, because we believe that it is a very good tool to help combat acts of serious violence that threaten state security and this has no political color.”
Deputy Calisto added: “we are facing a government that is weak in the face of terrorism, that is complacent with groups that threaten the security of the country and the tranquility of families, so we believe that today it is necessary to increase the tools to that the Public Ministry can become part of the complaints that have to do with terrorist groups”. And he stated that “we believe that when the President of the Republic does not react to terrorist groups and points out that these terrorist groups have the right to transmit ideas, we believe that we are in the worst of all worlds and we have to give someone the power to complain”.
“Taking into account that the Public Prosecutor’s Office has access to investigation processes and background information, it seems necessary to us that they be able to sue people, such as Mr. Llaitul, who put the security of the country and the tranquility of families in Chile at risk. “, concluded the deputy Calisto.
For their part, through another project, RN senators Carmen Gloria Aravena and José García Ruminot did their thing and will also seek to grant the persecuting entity powers to sue under the State Internal Security Law.
As stated emmolSenator Aravena maintained that this project “is essential to confront organized crime in a more efficient and timely manner, especially after the public statements made by the head of the CAM terrorist group, Héctor Llaitul.”
“The fight against crime and the eradication of terrorist violence requires timely and decisive action by the justice system, especially when there is an obvious threat against the country and its inhabitants, as is the case of a person who has proposed ‘channeling the violence towards acts of sabotage,'” warned Aravena, emphasizing that the CAM “has been committing multiple crimes, which must be prosecuted by the State. For this reason, the Public Ministry must have the power to initiate investigations ex officio without having to wait for the action of third parties.
Senator García Ruminot indicated that “Chile is experiencing a very complex context related to the escalation of violence that is taking place in different parts of the country, with La Araucanía and the Southern Macrozone being the areas most affected by this scourge.” And he affirmed: “That demands an effective action of the justice system to confront the criminal gangs that today have the population frightened, where not a minute can be wasted in confronting their actions.”
In the opinion of the RN legislator, “weeks passed here in which the Government opposed establishing a lawsuit against a person who belongs to a criminal organization and who continues to publicly call for crimes to be committed. With this project, what is sought is to provide the Prosecutor’s Office with powers that allow it to improve its work in the fight against terrorism and crime”.
It is worth mentioning that President Gabriel Boric provided details on the change in the Government’s position after the statements of the leader of the Arauco Malleco Coordinator, Héctor Llaitul, which was triggered by the Executive’s determination to expand two previously filed State Security Law complaints. against the Mapuche community.
“Héctor Llaitul has had many sayings and those of recent times are particularly serious because he claims responsibility for crimes. And, therefore, analyzing that, it seemed to us that it was pertinent to expand the complaint that had already been filed because there is, precisely, new precedents,” said President.
Specifically, there will be two complaints – from 2019 and 2020 – to which new records will be added by the State Security Law.
