The Court of Appeals of Valparaíso rejected this Monday the order to innovate presented by deputies of the ruling party, that sought to prevent the dissemination of the drug tests that were applied in Congress.
Originally, it was expected that this Monday the results of the drug tests to which 78 deputies underwent in the first instance would be known, but this resource delayed the dissemination of said results.
But the Court ruled and decided to reject the appeal presented by deputies from the ruling party, Marisela Santibáñez, Ana María Gazmuri, Clara Sagardía, Marcela Riquelme and Lorena Fries.
In the appeal, the legislators argued that the regulations approved to apply the drug test violated constitutional guarantees.
According to the appellants, it is specifically the violation of Constitutional guarantees. Among them, “the right to physical and mental integrity of the person (article 19, No. 1, CPR); the right to respect and protection of the private life and honor of the person, and the protection of his personal data (article 19, No. 4, CPR)”.
With the decision of the Court, it is expected that this week the results of the first 70 deputies who underwent a drug test will be known.
In the event that a deputy tests positive, the banking secrecy of that parliamentarian will be lifted, in addition to his name being public knowledge.
Then, in the event that the deputy has income per month greater than about 27 million pesos, and cannot prove its origin, the information will be sent to the Ethics Commission of Congress.
It will be in this instance where the politician will be penalized with a sanction that can vary between 2% and 15% of his diet.