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The "pardon" that Chilean President Sebastián Piñera asked his compatriots last night was not enough to quell a popular rebellion on Wednesday with mass demonstrations in different cities across the country. a general strike, looting and new street battles between protesters. and security forces.
On the sixth day of the uprising, complaints escalated: alleged torture, unlawful detentions, shots fired at defenseless civilians and all kinds of abuse and mistreatment by the repressive forces, which forced the government to promise investigations and "consequences" those responsible for these acts contrary to the law.
Meanwhile, the Santiago Metro, at the origin of mass protests in Chile against social inequality, is trying to resuscitate the ashes in which its carts and train stations have been reduced, but the Chilean capital is far to find a normal life.
About the metro in Santiago
The metro, where 77 of the 136 stations in its network were damaged during the protests, put into service three of its six lines on Tuesday, with 800 pesos ($ 1.10), after canceling the increase. of 30 pesos. ($ 0.04) that blew up the accumulated social unrest.
After Monday, only one section of Line 1 worked, the one that carries about 40% of the almost 3 million passengers who ride the subway every day under normal conditions, on Wednesday, line 3 and the operations resumed . 6
In custody, eight stations were reopened, including Ñuñoa, where converge the two lines through which converge the few trains remained intact against the vandalism that seized Santiago over the weekend.
The partial reopening of the Santiago Metro was put to good use by several thousand protesters who on Wednesday massively concentrated on Plaza Italia to demand the departure of President Sebastián Piñera, who are not convinced of the increase in pensions and the minimum wage announced. on the eve
Complaints for torture and illegal detention
In a context of militarization of the big cities, something that has not been seen since Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, the images of agents of the armed forces and the police were repeated, shooting at the demonstrators and dispersing the mobilizations with tanks and clubbing.
But over the past few hours, complaints of alleged unlawful acts that have not been captured by television cameras or mobile phones have multiplied, while controversies over the veracity of virulent images of police brutality have increased. have been followed on social networks.
The situation has prompted the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH), a self-funded, publicly funded body, to complain about the lack of transparency in the dissemination of official figures on those killed, wounded or injured. held during the social outbreak. .
He recorded "reports that acts of striptease, torture, shooting at civilians, physical and verbal abuse, beatings and police delays led to the detainees being held at the police station. police, leaving them in vans, poorly ventilated and overcrowded, "according to the newspaper. A public statement.
In addition, he initiated 44 legal actions to defend the victims of the repression.
Arrests in the digital age
Chileans watch incredulous scenes that seem to be forgotten, for example people who identify with their names while they are arrested by police or army agents, so that the fact is recorded and that the trace can be followed.
It was a common practice under the regime of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). It was ensured that witnesses of detention could inform families and report the facts to the courts or entities such as the Vicaria de la Solidaridad.
Now, however, there is almost always someone who records the arrest with a smartphone, uploads the video on social networks and soon after, the images become viral.
Since riots intensified last Friday, the armed forces have taken control of public order in most of the country and introduced night curfews. Social networks are hotbeds of videos with violent detentions and attacks on citizens.
Protests and riots
Security forces disbanded Wednesday with water jets and tear gas during a demonstration in front of the Palacio de la Moneda, the seat of the Chilean government, on the sixth day of the beginning of the socio-political crisis which keeps the country in suspense.
The initiative was able to gather around 100,000 people of all kinds and conditions in Santiago's Plaza Italia on Wednesday, and tens of thousands in cities such as Valparaíso, Concepción, La Serena or Curicó, which requires more profound changes than announced by Piñera.
The brave bars of the country's three main football teams (Colo Colo, Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica) have historically clashed and joined forces to protest in the streets against social inequalities.
Fatalities
The Chilean government estimates that 18 deaths, including a minor, since the beginning of the conflict and that the National Institute of Human Rights (NHRI), a public entity but autonomous, claims that five of the victims have died in the hands of state agents, cases in which homicide complaints have been filed.
The NHRI also found 2,138 detainees and 376 wounded, 173 of them from firearms, much larger than those of the government.
The agency has filed 44 lawsuits, 9 appeals for protection and 35 complaints of sexual violence, serious injury and other crimes.
To those responsible for the dead
The Minister of Justice of Chile, Hernán Larraín, warned Wednesday that those responsible for the deaths of 18 people, as part of the demonstrations that erupted a week ago, "must suffer the consequences," that he they are members of the security forces or civilians.
"We are deeply hurt to see the existence of dead people," Larraín said in statements to La Moneda's media, according to the Chilean newspaper "La Tercera".
Larraín assured that the NHRI would have "the greatest access and the greatest possible fluidity, so as to be able freely to exercise its observer's responsibility, guaranteeing the effective respect of human rights at all. moment and in all places ".
He also said that "all those who have responsibilities must suffer the consequences". "Our government, like all Chileans, is committed to an inalienable democracy," he said.
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