translated from Spanish: Piñera and statement to the Prosecutor General’s Office: “Unrestricted respect for human rights has been a constant in my life”

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The president addressed the events that occurred during the social explosion of 2019, referring to the phrase “we are at war against a powerful enemy,” assuring that it was “rhetoric, not literal, that I occupy very often.”

President Sebastián Piñera testified before the Prosecutor’s Office as a defendant as part of the investigation into possible crimes against humanity in the context of the social explosion of October 2019. On the occasion, according to La Tercera, the president reaffirmed that “unrestricted respect for human rights has been a constant in my life.” He also referred to the phrase “we are at war with a powerful enemy,” saying it was “rhetoric, not literal, that I occupy very often.” “I recognize and value the right of citizens to demonstrate peacefully,” he replied. On public order, Piñera insisted that “the Carabineros were overcome by violence, because they did not have the human capacity or the material to ensure the protection of public order.” “We always seek that the forces of law and order and security will safeguard public order as soon as possible to restore constitutional normality with full respect for the rule of law and human rights.”

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