Paola Dinamarca, an academic at the University of La Serena, warns that the conditionally granted and subsequently revoked parole for Mauricio Ortega sends a "very bad signal" to victims of gender violence: "The crux of the matter is what information we are conveying to the justice system and what assurance we can give to people if the judicial system is not functioning properly, which should be ensuring the protection of both direct and indirect victims, meaning families and the broader public," she stated.