US EditionPresident Boric Announces that Punta Peuco Eventually Becomes a Common Prison After Taking the View of Comptrollership
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At 11.25 a.m. this Monday, President Gabriel Boric came down from his office in La Moneda and, supported by the Ministers of the Interior, Álvaro Elizalde, of Justice, Jaime Gajardo, and the spokeswoman Camila Vallejo, announced that the prison Punta Peuco becomes a common prison. “I would like to be able to share with you a story that accounts for the fulfillment of a commitment that we acquired in the last public account. The Comptroller’s Off…
"The Procuratoria was informed of the decree by which Punta Peuco ceases to be a special criminal facility and becomes definitely another, common one, at the disposal of the country's needs, in particular in the context of the challenge we face in security," said at a press conference in the La Moneda Palace. "As I have already said, the fact that Chile maintains a special prison as it has no justification. For years since it has been known that…
The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, announced that the prison of Punta Peuco, destined since 1995 as a special and privileged prison for the criminals against humanity of the dictatorship (1973-1990), became officially a common penal. “The Comptroller’s Office has taken reason for the decree by which Punta Peuco ceases to be [...] The entry Chile announces the official term of the special prison for criminals of the dictatorship was first pub…
On the morning of Monday, November 3, President Gabriel Boric announced that the prison Punta Peuco will become a common prison. From La Moneda and accompanied by ministers Álvaro Elizalde, Jaime Gajardo, and the spokesperson for government Camila Vallejo, the president confirmed what was one of his promises during the last public account. “I would like to be able to share with you a news account of the fulfillment of a commitment that we acquir…
President Gabriel Boric announced on Monday the end of the Punta Peuco prison as it was known, following the decision of the Comptroller General of the Republic to transform it into a common prison. The decision, initially announced by the President in the Public Account of June 1, implies that the prison will cease to be an exclusive facility for those convicted of human rights violations of the civic-military dictatorship.
According to PNL candidate Johannes Kaiser, President Gabriel Boric is "committing a violation of human rights" by transforming Punta Peuco.
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