The director, in addition, pointed out that “all the chairs of the career had been required to report if this person was currently studying any subject.” “We are waiting for that information; We will attach all the records and send them to Jurídico (for the area). We did this preventively to have all the necessary elements in case the Justice requires it”, he added in an interview with “LA GACETA Central”, the LG Play newscast.
“The life and physical and mental integrity of the people I represent are in constant danger,” said the lawyer for the family who was the victim of an arson attack on Wednesday night in Tirúa, in the Bío Bío region. Remberto Valdés asked President Gabriel Boric to take measures to generate dialogue and peace in the province of Arauco.
The lawyer of the family victim of the arson attack that destroyed his employer’s house this Wednesday night in Tirúa, confirmed that they will present a lawsuit and summoned President Gabriel Boric to “take action on the matter.”
The incident occurred at the Los Ajos estate, in the Quinquilco sector, and affected the property owned by the Sepúlveda familywhich for years has been the victim of robberies and threats following recovering said land by judicial means.
In a conversation with Radio Bío Bío, the lawyer Remberto Valdés reported that the firm In 17 years, it has filed more than a dozen criminal complaints and protection actions to obtain the restitution of the lands.however, they are once more victims of an attack.
He explained that the destroyed house is more than 100 years old and the fire destroyed all the family’s memories. In addition, the authors attempted ” once morest the two tenants, Don José and Doña Cecilia, who for years took care of the house and who were expelled, they burned their house, their furniture.”
After what happened, the woman had to be admitted to the Tirúa Hospital with “a serious heart condition resulting from the shock of having been attacked by these hooded men,” he said.
“We are facing an inactivity of the State in protecting normal people who work every day, who have been settled there for more than 100 years,” Valdés questioned.
busy background
He added that for 17 years they have won all the legal actions to recover the Rule of Law, but without obtaining results. “It is a pathetic and chaotic question that the State of Chile cannot respond to people who work.”
The farm has 600 hectares, of which 400 are takendespite an uprising order from 2016 and which Carabineros have not been able to comply with to date due to the clashes that are generated, as detailed.
“We have looked for all the formulas, with Conadi, in the last government of President Bachelet and President Piñera, to be able to look for a formula that we do not like, which is having to hand over the land to the State once morest our will, but not we have another way out because the life and physical and mental integrity of the people I represent are in constant danger”assured.
Moreover, he reported that during these years, there was a period in which the employer’s house had 17 carabineros living in the place to enforce a protection measure.
But now, he lamented, “there are only ashes of 100 years of history of a good and hard-working family from Tirúa”… We have lived permanently in a state of terror and today it has materialized despite all the legal actions we have filed.
Confirms complaint following house burning
The lawyer confirmed that they will file a criminal complaint once more following the attack that consumed the family property.
“Let’s do what everyone says, We are going to file a criminal complaint, number 13 or 14, to salute the flag. I assure you that here we are not going to have those responsible, guilty and those lands are lost due to the inactivity of the State”, he deepened.
“What I ask President (Gabriel) Boric is that he can take action on the matterthat he applies all the political knowledge that his government team has and that he can find a place for dialogue and peace for this entire area”, he concluded.
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A group of protesters took Route 160 in support of two people who were arrested following being surprised with stolen wood on Route 160, near Arauco, in the Bío Bío region. Information from BioBioChile shows that the seized trucks came from a sector where there is evidence of more transport along with piles of wooden logs.
A group of demonstrators blocked Route 160 in support of two people who were detained by Carabineros, following being caught transporting stolen wood on the highway, near the commune of Arauco, in the Bio bio region.
Public Order Control personnel had to go to clear the road, following the protesters installed barricades and cut off traffic, on Tuesday followingnoon.
They surprise two people with stolen wood
Carabinieri They were alerted regarding a truck that was traveling without a license plate on Route 160, at the height of Horcones in the commune of Arauco.
In response to the call, the police personnel went to the highway and carried out a check on the heavy-duty vehicles, noting that the logs they were carrying were of dubious origin and also they did not have the license to drive this type of mobile.
The Carabineros de Arauco commander, Óscar Sandoval, provided details of the procedure, noting that both were made available to the local prosecutor’s office.
Due to this fact, a group of people, who, according to information from Radio Bío Bío, defended the actions of the detainees, decided to take Route 160 at the height of Horcones for more than an hour. What is evidenced in the following images:
The situation forced the intervention of law enforcement personnel.
According to information collected by BioBioChile, the trucks that were seized on Monday morning came from this place (see image).
The photograph shows more transport and a large quantity of wood, which, without a doubt, raises suspicions regarding the illegal trade of this material in the area.
Timber theft condemned
For her part, the presidential delegate, Daniela Dresdner, who was in the commune of Arauco, condemned this type of demonstration.
The manager of the Chilean Wood Corporation for the Bío Bío and Ñuble regions, Fernando Illanes, valued the actions of the Carabineros to put an end to the crime of wood theft.
“We appreciate and value the efforts that the Carabineros are making to investigate and arrest these criminal gangs, the mafias that are dedicated to the theft of wooda crime that affects our neighbors and coexistence in the territory, as well as the workers and entrepreneurs who are legitimately engaged in business,” he said.
Let us remember that the theft of wood is one of the crimes that is installed in the province of Arauco and that the previous administration accused that it was used to finance illegal activities related to violent actions that occurred in the area.
The mayor of Curanilahue, in Bío Bío, accused the driver of a Forestal Arauco van of trying to run her over while she was talking with residents of the commune, for which she will file legal action. For its part, the company initiated an internal investigation, arguing that there is no evidence of the accused aggression.
A attempted hit-and-run by the driver of a Forestal Arauco truck accused the Mayor of Curanilahue, Alejandra Burgoswhen he was with neighbors who denounced the construction of ditches and the felling of native species.
The company stated that there is no evidence of the alleged assault recorded in the Bio bio region.
Mayor accuses attempt to run over Forestal Arauco van driver
The mayor will present legal actions following the situation that occurred during the day on Thursday in the El Manzano sector and Campamento Colico Norte.
According to the authority, she moved to that point following receiving complaints from neighbors who reported the construction of ditches and the felling of native species.
The mayor said that following arriving at the place, suffered an attempted hit by the driver of a Forestal Arauco van.
Carabineros arrived in the sector and, according to what he stated, the officials did not carry out an identity check on a person who kept his face covered.
“We will take legal action, but I call on the Government to take action on the matter. It cannot be that the sovereignty of the peoples and that of the democratically elected authorities is being threatened in this way”, he stated.
According to the commissioner of the Fourth Police Station of Curanilahue, Captain Camilo Del Valle, the officials arrived at the scene following being required by the companywhich reported threats to its workers.
For his part, Arauco’s deputy manager of Public Affairs, Mauricio Leiva, pointed out that the works corresponded to a forestry contractor.
He also assured that no evidence of the attempted attack was found, following an internal investigation carried out by the company, which will continue to be ongoing.
The mayor of Curanilahue received the support of the Association of Municipalities of Bío Bío, as stated by the president of the instance, the mayor of Concepción, Álvaro Ortiz.
“We hope that the investigation that must be carried out will deliver results soon,” he said.
Carabineros pointed out that they have not received formal complaints and, therefore, the Public Ministry was informed ex officio.
While, Forestry Arauco He denied damage to the native flora, pointing to the destruction of the soil due to “qualification actions” resulting from occupations in the sector.