Parliamentarians responded to the statements of the general director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez, who called on Congress to take action after the murder of Corporal David Florido Cisternas, in the Pedro Aguirre Cerda commune. The opposition supported Yáñez, emphasizing that “it is very good that General Ricardo Yáñez tells them to their faces that they are responsible.”
Parliamentarians from various political sectors responded to the summons made by the General Director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez, for Congress to take action on the matter after the murder of Corporal David Florido Cisternas, in the Metropolitan region.
It was during the night of Friday that the carabinero was assassinated, after attending a police procedure inside a barbershop in the aforementioned commune.
The socialist senator, José Miguel Insulza, rejected that it is It is necessary to establish more aggravating conditions for the penalties for assaulting a carabinero. “What other sentence could we register?”, Said the senator.
His peer from the same community, Senator Juan Luis Castro, did consider legislating on the matter, emphasizing that “it is evident that the general director’s call has a basis, much more serious penalties need to be imposed.”
In the opposition, the Government and the left-wing parliamentarians were pointed out as being responsible for the security issue. This was stated during this day by UDI senators Iván Moreira and his Evopoli counterpart, Felipe Kast.
“What is needed here is the will of the Government, and to really give it the powers that Carabineros need,” Moreira said, while Kast added that “it is very good that General Ricardo Yáñez tells them to their faces that they are responsible.”
In the ruling party, deputy Diego Ibáñez considered that more important than what was proposed by the general director, is a police reformalso defending the bill promoted by the Government to eradicate the possession of weapons.
“It is a situation that has to be corrected with a more structural reform of the police. That’s the way to approach it,” Ibáñez said.
Although parliamentarians across the board lamented the events, there are discrepancies regarding the legislative path to prevent recurrence.
The body of the policeman was transferred during the night of this Saturday to the commune of Quilpué, in the Valparaíso region, after the funeral response that took place in the Metropolitan region.
Carabineros of the Vta. Zone #Valparaiso escorted the transfer of the coffin of Corporal 2nd David Florido Cisterna (RIP) to the commune of #Quilpue. pic.twitter.com/XwElSuVEbt
– Valparaíso Region Police (@CarabValparaiso) June 12, 2022