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The Archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati, was called to testify as an accused in connection with the investigation conducted by the Attorney General of Rancagua for his possible responsibility in the crime of camouflage of badual abuse.
Diligence was scheduled for August 21, according to the details of the Archdiocese itself.
"I will fulfill my duty to provide all the background," said Ezzati himself.
The Archbishop of Santiago added: "I reiterate my commitment and that of the Church of Santiago with the victims, with the search for truth and respect for civil justice. J & I have the conviction that I have never hidden I have obstructed justice. "
On July 17, the prosecutor of the case, Emiliano Arias, said on Tele13 Radio that "the crime of concealment could be configured" in the case of the former Chancellor of the Archbishopric of Santiago, Oscar Muñoz.
"The concealment appears after the crime has been committed and the hypothesis that has been studied at this time is whether it was usually favored to criminals, what the Penal Code says," added to this opportunity.
Although Arias reported a possible concealment until now, it was not known that the chief of the Archdiocese of Santiago had been the subject of an investigation into as long as accused.
This situation is added to the revelation of a letter dating back to 2013 in which the former Archbishop of Rancagua, Alejandro Goic questioned the actions of his family. Ezzati faced allegations of child abuse and that it was interpreted by lay groups as an acknowledgment that there had been concealment.
On Monday, the spokesman of the Bishops' Conference, Jaime Coiro was questioned about the possibility that Ezzati would be called to testify. "If the Archbishop of Santiago is summoned to court, do not take care to appear and badist him, the courts are called to establish whether or not there is a specific crime"
According to figures provided by the Public Prosecutor's Office, from 1960 to today, 144 investigations were conducted for alleged abuses by church members, of which 36 are still open due to ongoing procedures.
Juan Carlos Cruz: "He has little time as Archbishop"
Juan Carlos Cruz one of the plaintiffs of the Karadima case, referred via Twitter to the quote as a & quot; Accused of Ezzati, baduring that "He will soon be the Archbishop of Santiago."
He then added that "has just begun his new mission of responding to his concealment, lying and other crimes in justice. "
Cardinal Ezzati is called to declare IMPUTED! He will have little time as archbishop of Santiago, but has just started his new mission to answer for his concealment, lies and other crimes in court. Q the remainder of @episcopado_cl Errázuriz y cia.
– Juan Carlos Cruz Ch. (@jccruzchellew) July 24, 2018
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