translated from Spanish: National Prosecutor and Truckers Mobilization: “There is no one above the law”

This day the national prosecutor, Jorge Abott, spoke with Radio Cooperativa where he referred to the mobilization of the ballerrow guild where he stated that “here anyone who commits crimes has to answer to the law; there is no one above the law.” Abbot said he understood the “outrage” on the part of truckers, but noted that he does not share “that they commit crimes to claim because crimes are committed against them””I find it very serious the kind of crimes that have been committed against truckers, I understand the outrage that they have. What I don’t share is that they commit crimes to claim because crimes are committed against them. That doesn’t apply,” he said in the same way. In addition, he stated that “no combat is fought or claimed in respect of crimes committed against someone committing, in turn, crimes. Here anyone who commits crimes has to answer to the law; there is no one above the law.” Consequently, it is very legitimate the claim that truckers can make, but they cannot use the illicit commission route to channel their claims and this is valid for everyone, it is also valid for the legitimate claims that the Mapuche people may have and that students, who may have the workers, but each who has to square up within the framework of the law and respect the law” , explained the head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.Finally, Abott indicated that “when it is not respected, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has to act equally against everyone and that is what we are doing”.

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