“I will always be available to collaborate with the Comptroller’s Office, with the judiciary, with Congress if they have any questions,” said Minister Jackson.
The Minister George Jackson was available to respond to Congress for the controversial separation from the Social Development Seremi, Patricia Hidalgo.
This was stated in La Moneda, after a meeting with the Children’s Defender, Patricia Muñoz, regarding a controversial tender that was annulled by Mejor Niñez, an organization that depends precisely on Minister Jackson.
Let’s remember that the latter faces harsh questions, after the departure of Hidalgo, who attributed it to his refusal to approve projects after requests from authorities.
In fact, does not rule out suing for libel and slander against ministers Jackson and Camila Vallejo, who accused her of not reporting an alleged rape.
In this regard, the head of Social Development assured that “in no case was he given an instruction on how he should or should not vote, but what he is told is that he has to attend his work functions. There is no undue pressure here.”
“For us, from the Ministry of Social Development, by the way, it is extremely important to make it clear that when it comes to the regional authorities it is a political role and, therefore, the people who are there are representing the ministry in the regions” he added.
“And therefore, when an alleged crime is known to a minor under 11 years of age, of course one would expect from the political authorities that the speed, the haste and even immediately notifying the authority, in this case me as a minister or trying to take that instance with all the force that the law requires, would have been appropriate,” Jackson said.
“During these days I have received the support not only of my peers within the cabinet, but also of the different political organizations of the government coalition, because it was a conscious decision and it is within the powers we have,” he said.
Jackson: “I will always be available to collaborate”
In this sense, and before the eventual Constitutional Accusation that representatives of the Republican Party are evaluating, the Secretary of State was willing to go and respond to Congress.
“I will always be available to collaborate with the Comptroller’s Office, with justice, with Congress if they have questions,” he emphasized.
“I am very calm that the team of people who have to be at the service of this ministry has to be committed, within the presidential priorities, to children and adolescents,” he said.
“If any official, particularly those who are exclusively trusted, do not act proactively when there are complaints of this caliber, the truth is that it is natural that they lose confidence and, therefore, that they cannot continue to hold office,” he claimed.