translated from Spanish: President Piñera: “I express my solidarity and support for the young man who suffered the events of the Pius Nono Bridge”

After a meeting with representatives of state powers, President Sebastián Piñera spoke from La Moneda and referred to the case of the 16-year-old who was pushed from the Pius Nono Bridge to the Mapocho River, a fact that keeps a carabinieri formalized for thwarted murder. In addition to raising a rejection of all forms of “violence,” the representative spoke at the same time of the teenager, and the worker killed in Collipulli, reiterating the government’s “deepest condemnation.” I express my solidarity and support for the young man who suffered the events of the Pius Nono Bridge. (…) and the relatives of the young worker who lost his life in Collipulli.” In doing so, he reiterated the “deep support for Carabineros of Chile”, adding that his actions must be “adjusted” to “unrestricted respect and comply with his protocols and what the law lays down”. “We condemn any human rights attack and reject any deviation from the protocols that must govern,” he said, adding that if these facts occur “must be investigated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.” “Both the government and Carabineros have made every background available to the Public Prosecutor’s Office,” he said.

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