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Boric Urges Chilean Senate To Pardon 2019 Protests Prisoners
The banner reads, "Freedom to anti-government protests' political prisoners," Santiago de
Chile, Chile, Jan. 7, 2022. | Photo: Twitter/ @El_Ciudadano
Published 11 January 2022
On Monday, Chile’s President-elect Gabriel Boric asked the Senate to approve before February a bill to pardon the citizens who were detained during the 2019 protests.
"Our team spoke with the prisoners’ relatives and understood that their loved-ones situation is difficult and cannot wait any longer,” Boric highlighted, adding that the bill shall also repair citizens whose businesses were affected during the demonstrations.
He considered that the initiative must be approved by the current Parliament and not the one that will take office along with Boric on March 1, given that far-right parties will have more seats in the next Senate.
"We need at least two votes from right-wing senators to pass the bill, and I hope that the current Parliament's composition allows us to meet this goal," the President-elect stated.
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Boric-Urges-Chilean-Senate-To-Pardon-2019-Protests-Prisoners--20220111-0007.html