During this afternoon, the Minister of the InteriorIzkia Sichesreported that, after carrying out a detailed evaluation of the events that have affected the Los Ríos Region in recent months, the government finally decided not to extend the state of emergency to the area.
What Minister Siches reported has generated criticism from both the ruling party and the opposition.
Senator PS for Los Ríos Alfonso Urresti He pointed out on Canal 24 Horas that with the decision of the Executive “the credibility of the Minister of the Interior and of the government is eroded, there cannot be such a big somersault from Monday to today. I am tremendously sorry, we have supported all the government’s measures, I have told her that each and every one of them be taken, but what the minister says is not knowing the reality, I think she is misinformed and locked up in four walls, and its information is simply being fed by partial visions. This is very unfortunate, because the minister made a commitment in the room, with us, parliamentarians from the region, and she has not given any arguments. That is very bad because the government loses seriousness.”
He further added that “there is an Olympic somersault that ignores what was reported by the government itself, this is inadmissible. If there are new records or those that can be recorded, perfect, but this is a commission decision of the political committee. When has the political committee been here? that go through La Unión, Máfil, that go through the destruction that has been caused. You have to be rigorous, serious, this is not serious”
The deputy Miguel Mellado of National Renewal (RN) expressed that “I regret that the government has not extended the state of Constitutional Exception to Los Ríos, a product that two days ago they had every intention of placing and annexing La Araucanía and Arauco to that decree, but, later, as they skipped the constitution with Araucanía and Arauco, then they placed the extension of the State of Exception for Araucanía and Arauco, and left the Rivers voted”.
He also added that “I regret that the analysis they do is so over the top and they are not listening to the victims or the authorities of the Los Ríos Region. The government makes a huge mistake, because it is telling the terrorists that they have free chipe in a region of Chile to do and undo, the terrorist attacks are going to continue in that region to a greater extent.”.
The PS deputy for Los Ríos Ana Maria Bravo He stated that he learned of the government’s decision through the press. “It seems unpresentable to us that after having been in talks and having even established formulas by which this measure was going to be carried out, we are now being told by the press that the State of Constitutional Exception is not going to apply.”
Senator RN for the area Maria Jose Gatica He stated that “the government did not listen to the feelings of the victims and does not really understand what is happening in the territory. They dedicate themselves to condemning violence with very well chosen phrases, but they do not take any concrete action. Today the terrorists are in their sauce and do what they want, because nobody counteracts their power and the government only opens the field for them to continue terrorizing the population. This government is full of complexes and does not have the courage to fight terrorism because they have one foot in the currency and the other in the revolution”.
On the other hand, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Soto (PPD), pointed out that “I do not share and I believe that the government’s decision not to extend the State of Exception to Los Ríos is a mistake. Where the same acts of violence exist, there must be the same response from the State and the government. We cannot have people, regions and families of first and second category”.
For her part, the senator of the Christian Democracy (DC) Ximena Rincón commented on Twitter: “Can someone explain the actions of Minister Izkia? Knowing how important the EEC has been in Araucanía and Biobío. Minister for no reason decides not to decree EEC in Los Ríos? While some sleep warm in the capital. Others have to stand guard to ensure their safety”.
The senator and president of RN, Francisco Chahuán summoned the “President Boric and the Minister of the Interior to take charge and be responsible for the violence in these territories” and asked that “re-evaluate the situation and reconsider”.
“Chile deserves security and tranquility and one of the unavoidable matters is to guarantee that tranquility through the State of Constitutional Exception. Los Ríos deserves that State of Exception that allows neighbors to live in peace and a little safer, “concluded the store’s helmsman.
The deputy of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) Henry Leal affirmed that “the government is playing with the security of Chileans. The Minister of the Interior has become the main threat to the security of our country. She’s not fit for the job, she should resign”.
Deputy RN Bernardo Berger stated that “we found out from the press. Apparently it was never intended. It seems to me a real mockery and a slam in the face of the neighbors who had the hope of this announcement that was expected. Here a very bad move was made because it was played with the expectations of the people”.
the deputy Camila Flores of RN pointed out that “this decision seems to me a mockery for the residents of Los Ríos, who had already made the expectation, I am sure that they were much calmer since the minute that the government had announced to decree the State of Exception for the area. but this government has already broken the “Guinness Record” for cartwheels, because no one can cartwheel for days longer than this government, They change their decision as if they were playing a game, making decisions like this that involve the safety and lives of Chileans.”