The Londres 38 case progresses: 15 kidnappings and child abductions verified. Krassnoff has accumulated four-digit convictions and refuses to accept responsibility.
"We are increasingly concerned about the misuse of lawsuits and the judicial powers in Chile, particularly criminal defamation lawsuits against journalists who report on public interest corruption allegations," stated CPJ's Americas Director, José Zamora.
The Santiago Appeals Court declared inadmissible the request submitted by inmates of the former Punta Peuco to halt the conversion of the prison now known as CCP Tiltil and block the admission of those convicted for common crimes. The court asserted that the action exceeded the nature of the protective action and that the presidential measure is based on explicit legal powers.
Previously in this case, another two former Navy personnel were convicted, and they are currently serving a five-year prison sentence with supervised release for their complicity in the murder committed in the early hours of May 19, 2023, just before the 'Naval Glories' parade.
Alfonso Podlech Michaud, the military prosecutor during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, was sentenced by the Court of Appeals in Temuco to five years in prison for his role in the tortured death of socialist student S.O.F.B., which occurred in November 1973 at the Tucapel Regiment.
In the ANATEL presidential debate, Johannes Kaiser opened the door to a humanitarian pardon for an 80-year-old convicted of child sexual abuse if terminally ill, connecting this stance with his advocacy for benefits for prisoners at Punta Peuco.
The full court of the San Miguel Appeals Court has ordered the initiation of an administrative summary investigation against the Property Registrar of Puente Alto and three notaries, stemming from 'serious incidents' highlighted by the press and other internal evidence.
In the vote, Senators Pedro Araya (PPD), Javier Macaya (UDI), and Rojo Edwards (Ind) abstained. Meanwhile, María José Gatica (RN), Francisco Chahuán (RN), and Jorge Soria (PPD) did not cast their votes.
According to the ruling, one of the most traumatic methods of torture the victim endured involved being repeatedly taken from his cell at the Bahía Catalina Air Base and thrown into the sea in the Strait of Magellan as a form of intimidation.
In at least three intercepted conversations between August 22 and 26, 2025, real estate conservator Sergio Yáber from Puente Alto orchestrated contacts within the judiciary to secure support among Supreme Court justices to avert the ousting of Santiago Court of Appeals Minister Antonio Ulloa.