In a ruling highlighting that the crimes committed during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship remain unresolved, two former Carabineros officers have been placed in preventive detention for five kidnappings carried out in 1985 against members of the Popular Action Unit Movement (MAPU).
Los militantes del MAPU secuestrados por los carabineros fueron sometidos a reiterados interrogatorios y apremios físicos y psicológicos, tales como, golpes, desnudamiento, aplicación de electricidad y amenazas
Ehemalige Offiziere der Carabineros sind wegen ihrer Rolle in fünf Entführungen während der Diktatur von Augusto Pinochet in Präventivhaft genommen worden. Das Gericht hat die Verbrechen als weiterhin verfolgt anerkannt.
With José Antonio Kast taking office as President, the threat of impunity resurfaces as he considers granting presidential pardons to state agents convicted for crimes during the social unrest of 2019.
"Aquí hay que partir perdonando”, afirmó Kast para confirmar que utilizará su facultad del indulto en casos de carabineros y militares condenados por delitos relacionados con la revuelta social
The Santiago Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence for Carabineros Major Rodrigo Sanzana Olhaberry for his involvement in the violent shooting of a University of Santiago student during a protest, resulting in severe injuries and ongoing legal ramifications.
Tras dispararle el carabinero le negó ayuda al estudiante quien sufrió un trauma ocular y pese haber sido sometido a cuatro cirugías perdió parte de su visión de manera irreversible
The police officer was seriously injured during an operation carried out in the early morning in Puerto Varas. The bullet impact to his head has left him in a state of brain death.
El funcionario policial fue herido de gravedad durante un procedimiento realizado en la madrugada en Puerto Varas. El impacto balístico en la cabeza lo dejó con muerte cerebral.
The former Carabineros Major entered Colina 1 to serve an 11-year prison sentence for striking a 14-year-old girl in the head with a baton, causing her permanent legal blindness during the social unrest.
