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Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday that Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) was “a dictator essentially anti-democratic” and that “his government killed, tortured, expelled and made to disappear those
Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday that Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) was “a dictator essentially anti-democratic” and that “his government killed, tortured, expelled and made to disappear those who thought otherwise.”
After controversial statements from far-right constitutional adviser Luis Silva, who defended Pinochet’s leadership, described him as a “great statesman” and asked him to “read his government thoughtfully,” Boric referred to the former dictator via his social media. : “He was also a corrupt official and a thief. A coward to the end, he did everything in his power to avoid justice. A statesman never,” he added.
In the morning, government spokeswoman Camila Vallejo also expressed “deep concern” about this kind of speech and insisted on “a memory exercise, learning what happened in our history without denying it, correcting it, pointing out the truth and doing your best.” justice.”
Silva, a far-right Republican Party activist and the first national majority in the May 7 constituent election, opined in an interview that “a 17-year-old should not be simplified or reduced in all seriousness.” [de dictadura] to human rights violations because we deprive ourselves of a balanced understanding of our history.”
Silva’s statements opened a new controversy over Chile’s recent past, a debate that is not closed in the country, and coincided with a statement by a group of pro-government MPs to introduce a bill that defines and punishes the denial of human rights violations, even with prison sentences of up to 61 days.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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