translated from Spanish: POI director still confronts Child Advocate for detention of 7-year-old girl in Temucuicui

The events that occurred on 7 January in the Mapuche community of Temucuicui, near Ercilla in Malleco province, Araucanía region continue to generate controversy. The operation of the POI that left eleven policemen injured and one dead was the reason for today’s session in the Human Rights Commission of the Chamber of Deputies.
History indicates that the child was arrested after the anti-drug operation in the area, the same day the trial for the murder of Camilo Catrillanca, of whom the 7-year-old is a daughter, was scheduled. That is why, once the event was known, the Children’s Advocate brought an action against the IPO for “illegal and arbitrary” detention. After police ruled out the arrest in this way, Patricia Muñoz posted an image of the girl on the floor held by police officers.
In Congress, Hector Espinosa, national head of the POI stated that the photo “is not true” according to Emol. Espinosa stated that “what is seen there (in the images) is taken out of context. We have a lot more evidence to bring to court, but I don’t want to hinder that investigation.”
Meanwhile Muñoz, who had already shown the images of the operative in committee, emphasized that “We are interested that I hope that the debate was not called into question whether the images constitute a violation of the rights of a 7-year-old girl, because at least what we want as a Defender’s Office is that children are not exposed to such a work”
Then lawyer Luis Silva, an adviser to the POI, questioned the ombudsman’s action. One is faced with two situations, a legal one and a communication. We are doubly shocked that one has to answer first that the child advocate, the first thing she does, is not to go to court, not even to the police the police the most … but to turn to Twitter and claim that the police are committing some crimes. And then to court,” he said.

Original source in Spanish