Piñera assured that the act “damages democracy” and indicated that he accepted the relative’s apologies after meeting with him in his office.
The President Sebastian Pinera met with the grandfather of the young woman who threw water inside La Moneda this afternoon.
The incident occurred in the middle of a commemoration ceremony and thanks to different people from civil society for their contribution to containing the COVID-19 pandemic that is currently affecting the country.
[VIDEO] The attack with a bottle of water on President Sebastián Piñera
In this context, one of the granddaughters of the people who received the recognition threw water at the president from a bottlewhich led to her being contained and transferred to a police station.
After the fact, the press team of the Presidency announced that Don Davidthe official who was recognized for his work, addressed the office of the president to apologize for the fact.
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Woman threw water at President Piñera in the middle of a ceremony in La Moneda
The President received him and was able to exchange words with him, after which They embraced. Added to this, from La Moneda they pointed out that they will not take legal action against the aggressor.
Through his Twitter account, the president pointed out that “we open the doors of everyone’s house to commemorate and thank Chileans for the fight against the Pandemic. It ended with an action that damages our democracy and healthy coexistence. His grandfather came to apologize to me, I accepted them and we received him with the respect that everyone deserves “.