A fraud after the death of a native opens the crisis at the Chilean police chief – 21/12/2018 – World A group of special operations of the company killed a young Mapuche, an indigenous ethnic group with a secular past.

The discovery of a fraud committed by carabineros – the Chilean military police – opened a crisis in this institution that ended up titillating President Sebastián Piñera. history of resistance, first to the Spanish conquerors and, more recently, to the defense of the claimed territory, the Wallmapu, located in the Andean region

The murder took place in November, but a video that Was revealed false just appeared (19659002) Piñera convened on Thursday (20) in front of the Palace of the Moneda the general manager of the carabinieri, Hermes Soto, to ask the police to demonstrate that she had been confronted with a confrontation that would have resulted in the death of Camilo Catrillanca. who have resigned (the head of the carabineros has a four-year term and can not be removed, in accordance with the Constitution).

Soto however did not accept the request of Piñera, who then announced that he would initiate the "procedures" to remove it. The "procedure" consists first and foremost of a presidential decree based on the grounds for dismissal. Then, the decree is sent to the House of Representatives and the Senate (a session of the Senate is scheduled for Friday, September 21).

This episode is the culmination of a series of scandals involving carabinieri, a prestigious institution.

Consequence inevitable: the approval of the work of the carabineers went from 72% in June to 40% today, after the death of the young Mapuche

. But it is inevitable that he also beats the President and Andrés Chadwick, Minister of the Interior and Public Security, in his mange of confidence.

Piñera and Chadwick generally supported General Soto until the situation of the police chief became untenable.

Even after his departure, wear remains: the fight against crime was one of the main flags of the Piñera countryside.

The episode ends up damaging the image of the nephew of the Chilean politician closest to the Bolsonaro clan, the presidential candidate José Antonio Kast, who was fourth in the trial that elected Piñera . His nephew, Felipe Kast, broadcast the video recording simulating the confrontation that would result in the death of the Mapuche.

Felipe Kast, the far right, like his uncle, apologized on Thursday: "It seems to me necessary to apologize because I made a mistake in believing in the original version of Riflemen. "