A few days from oral trial against ex-carabinero Sebastián Zamora, accused of pushing a young man from the Pío Nono bridge into the Mapocho riverthe former police officer issued harsh criticism against the Prosecutor’s Office.
In his statements, the former uniformed official asked that the prosecuting entity pursues crime with the same impetus with which it investigates police officers.
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These statements generated a quick reaction from the Association of Prosecutors. Your president, Francisco Bravo, he claimed: “We do not persecute any institution, much less police officers. We pursue acts that constitute a crime and the people who have committed those criminal acts, whether they are in uniform or not.”
Zamora’s defense, led by lawyer Alejandro Peña, questions prosecutor Ximena Chong’s theory about frustrated homicidearguing that the then police officer He tried to catch the young man, not throw him.
Minister Tohá’s reaction
In the midst of this controversy, the Minister of the InteriorCarolina Tohá, expressed his rejection of Sebastián Zamora’s statements. “In Chile, “The police are not deliberative and it is not appropriate for them to give instructions to the Prosecutor’s Office of any kind.”
“The Prosecutor’s Office must pursue illegalities, whoever commits them, with justice and seriousness,” said the Secretary of State.
In it, the head of the Interior also stressed that in a rule of law, prosecutors pursue crimes, but it is the judges who issue the rulings: ““Not always when a prosecutor makes an accusation, it is confirmed by the judge.”
Trial against Sebastián Zamora
The trial against Sebastián Zamora, scheduled for May 22nd, has been delayed several times due to other cases in which Prosecutor Chong is involved.
The Prosecutor’s Office has scheduled a hearing for this Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. to discuss the new request of the pursuer, who has argued that her participation in other cases has prevented her availability for this trial.
Currently, Zamora works as an administrator in the National Congress and according to his statements, he hopes to be acquitted to resume his career in the Carabineros.
