Minister Giorgio Jackson did not rule out that the Government reinstate the State of Exception in the South Macrozone of the country in the face of the upsurge in violence. “All the ideas that have been put on the table continue,” he said.
During a press point after speaking with the leadership of the Constituent Convention, the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, Giorgio Jackson, referred to the resurgence of violence in the South Macrozone, assuring that the government has not ruled out any alternative, including returning to establish the State of Constitutional Exception.
“We have consensus in supporting the idea that there is a problem on which we cannot have inaction. It must act. In that range of options, we are not ruling out any of the ones we have on the table. Once we have an announcement from the Ministry of the Interior, we will have consolidated a large part of the unity of action that we require to advance in this matter”, asserted the authority, in reference to the “Intermediate State” or Protection project that is trapped in its presentation to Congressnot yet attracting sufficient support.
Asked directly if this meant the possibility of reinstate the State of Emergency in the areaas requested by parliamentarians and organizations of victims of crime, Jackson stated that all options remain viable.
“All the ideas that have been put on the table, continue”sentenced.
On details of the announced measures, Jackson declined to refer to the issue, arguing that the press point had not been convened for it and that the complexity of the issue requires a coordinated and comprehensive vision.
“(This point) was not to announce these measures. These are going to be announced from the Ministry of the Interior, since it is an agenda that requires many views: social development, intersectoral ministries that went to La Araucanía during the first and second week of government, in addition to the Interior itself. These measures will be given at the appropriate time, which will not be beyond one or two more days, ”he asserted.
“There are still days to reach the announcement (of the comprehensive plan), which would be this Friday or Saturday, so we will deploy our agenda hoping that we will have results in the short, medium and long term. The priority is the insecurity of people, which is still latent, as well as the prosecution of crime, with better intelligence”, indicated the Secretary of State.
“In addition, we must work on medium and long-term issues, reviewing those that have been dragging on for years and cannot be solved overnight”said.