translated from Spanish: Opposition described as a “strong sign” changes in the army high command

on Friday, the army and the Ministry of Defence announced that they passed to withdrawal 21 of 43 generals, in the midst of the scandals of the institution n. However, the Government stressed that not all the retired generals are involved in cases of fraud. Who also referred to the issue was democratic revolution Deputy and President of the investigative Commission, Jorge Brito, describing the measure as “a strong sign that the army will come great changes. I think it is very important that in these times of change in the army there are new people, but also that there are changes in the institutional framework. “There are some rules of the game that are shared, but there are others that are very rare. If I analyze, for example, the improper payments detected by Comptroller in recent years, is the army which surprises for having improper payments in the order of 20 times larger than the Chile Navy or air force”, said Brito. In the same vein, independent Senator and member of the Committee on defence, Carlos Bianchi, added “it is an extremely important change, but should have confidence in the preparation that members have on the inside of the institution of the army and, by” “therefore, there should be no situation that could create a problem in terms of human, technical, and professional quality of who comprises it in future”, said.

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