Chile: a carabinero cried in a march hugging a protester

Under the helmet and the uniform, we could see the tears of a carabinero who was in the middle of a peaceful march in the district of Providencia Santiago de Chile. At that moment, a protester approached him, wiped his cheeks and hugged him.

The emotional episode occurred at the intersection of Providencia Avenue and Miguel Claro, where hundreds of people gathered and reached an agreement with the police authorities. "A pact of non-violencesaid one of the witnesses of the embrace, which was shared on the networks as a sign of peace and hope.

"A crying carabinero because he knows where he's coming from, a brave man who knows he'll be fired for it," said a Twitter user in the description of the video. After the salute between the girl and the uniform, the rest of the people present at the demonstration celebrated the moment with applause.

Undersecretary of the Interior Rodrigo Ubilla confirmed Wednesday the deaths of three people in the last 24 hours, including two during a clash in San Pedro de la Paz (600 km south of Santiago) and the third in the communal capital of Maipú because of a beating done by the police. With these victims, the total number of deaths since the beginning of the demonstrations increases to 18.

When we ask for complaints from Illegal detentions and torture Ubilla said that "the government logically condemns everything that is separate from the law" and stressed that the allegations are currently under investigation and that cases should be clarified in order to take action.

A carabinero swapped the weapon against the pan in full speed

Among the publications that show repression at the events, another particular video circulated in local networks and media. This is an agent that was saved in fraganti when joined the cacerolazos in the streets of Santiago. In the recording, you can see that the uniform looked everywhere before grabbing a jar that was on the floor and then began to hit it.