The INDH budget amounts to 14 billion pesos. “It is important that these resources do not go to the INDH and can be reassigned to other items that really reflect the needs of the people,” said deputy Cid.
The Deputy for National Renewal, Sofía Cid, entered a prompt to allocate $1 to National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) in the 2023 Budget.
This was announced by the opposition parliamentarian, after the controversial departure of the former director of the organization, Sergio Micco, who accused interventionism from official parties.
Let us remember that the former authority faces a lawsuit for covering up crimes and abuses by the State in the 2019 protests, which was filed by the Chilean Human Rights Commission.
It points to the loss of autonomy and plurality of the Institute during his period as director, and holds it responsible for crimes against humanity committed in October 2019.
However, Micco replied by accusing pressure from political parties and organizations, whom he accused of “sentence” him from the minute he took office.
Cid (RN) enters indication to give $1 to INDH
“I have presented an indication to leave the budget of the INDH in one peso, since the performance of this institution leaves much to be desired, and with what we have learned after the departure of former director Sergio Micco, there are serious doubts that it is fulfilling its institutional mission. “, critical.
“The impression remains that it is a political machine captured by highly ideological sectors,” criticized Cid, who is also deputy head of the RN bench.
It should be noted that the budget of the Human Rights organization amounts to 14 billion pesos ($14,880,222,000).
“It is important that these resources do not go to the INDH and can be reallocated to other items that really reflect the needs of the people,” added Cid.
However, according to current legislation, the Executive is the only one that can determine the destination of public money, so The parliamentarian’s initiative is unconstitutional.
In any case, these indications would be fulfilling a negotiating role or as a political signal, to eventually be used as “exchange currency” to agree on the approval of the 2023 Budget.