Because the first time that the regional prosecutor of Aysén, Carlos Palma, visited the places of work of the Regional Authorities of Ñuble as a consequence of investigations by the Procultura group, of the “Foundations Case”, (March 2024), the primary questions he was requested by of the native press was whether or not the governor, Óscar Crisóstomo, was the topic of seizures or statements taken. For each conditions the reply was detrimental.
On the second event (final week) the Prosecutor’s Workplace discovered that the cellphone of the governor and two different excessive officers had been seized, earlier than this reality turned official.
That delay in responding to the affirmation induced a wave of hypothesis to start. Even on some portals and native radio stations they claimed that his residence had been raided.
In dialog with La Discusión, the regional authority addressed these conditions and warranted that regardless of the repercussions of the case, there isn’t a threat to the progress of the border crossing venture between San Fabián and Neuquén, contemplating that the occasion that the Prosecutor’s Workplace is investigating organized to have a good time a binational assembly round this problem, the place the ProCultura Basis acquired these $264 million.
-Beneath what circumstances did you hand over your cellphone to the PDI. Has your assertion been taken both as a witness, accused?
-The Prosecutor’s Workplace carries out completely different procedures on the nationwide stage and in that sense, investigations are carried out the place the authorized representatives of the establishments have a higher accountability and as public officers the duty to contribute. On this context, three phone units had been requested from Regional Authorities officers, considered one of them mine. The case is reserved and I’ve not been required to testify, nevertheless, I’ve expressed my full willingness to collaborate and that features giving statements if that contributes to the investigation.
-When the primary studies of the agreements case started to appear within the nationwide media, did you discover that what was accomplished by ProCultura and Esquerré Consultores in Chillán was going to be investigated?
-When the investigation started in some regional governments the place the Procultura Basis was growing tasks, we determined to preventively droop the execution of the initiative and requested the restitution of the pending funds, to be able to safeguard the sources, fulfilling the responsibility that corresponds to all public establishment.
-At what level did you determine to change into a part of the case as a complainant?
-On the time following we didn’t obtain a response to the request for restitution of funds, notably 20 million pesos that weren’t executed; and never having that return, we determined to file a grievance on November 22, 2023 earlier than the Native Prosecutor’s Workplace of Chillán and, in parallel, additionally earlier than the State Protection Council.
-It’s stated that the quantities of fraud within the Chilean facet of ProCultura attain $248 million. How have GORE requested these in control of the group for explanations?
-The debt that the Procultura Basis maintains with the Regional Authorities of Ñuble quantities to $20 million, a cause that led us to provoke authorized motion to request the restitution of the funds in November 2023. The initiative was greater than 90% developed and It had an assigned quantity of 268 million pesos, which had been executed in actions such because the Binational Assembly, an entrepreneurs’ truthful and different promotional actions for the area. There’s proof of all this and each this system and its studies had been introduced to the Comptroller’s Workplace.
-On what footing does Ñuble stand vis-à-vis the authorities of the Province of Neuquén following this episode?
-The targets of this system had been met, due to this fact the authorities of Neuquén are very happy and with them now we have all the time maintained a relationship of cordiality and proof of the above, these are all of the actions carried out collectively which have allowed us to advance within the authorization of the border crossing and the promotion of our area in Argentina.
-It was reported in some digital media and radio stations within the commune concerning a raid on his residence by the PDI, info that turned out to be false. Do you intend to take authorized motion?
-These kinds of conditions generate curiosity and one as a public servant have to be keen to present all the reasons required within the corresponding situations, and in that, I really feel that I’ve fulfilled. What has no justification is defamation and sensationalism, when to be able to achieve a platform or acquire political advantages, the knowledge just isn’t verified and provides rise to false information that not solely harms an individual but in addition their household. Notably what was stated concerning the raid on my home is fake and I definitely consider authorized actions towards those that didn’t adjust to the responsibility to report responsibly, checking the information with official sources.
The keys to the Procultura case
In 2023, and following having achieved – following 15 years of labor – greater than $4.2 billion for almost 60 agreements targeted on varied social tasks, the psychologist Alberto Larraín declared that his basis, ProCultura, of which he was a consultant together with the photographer Ilonka Csillag, closed completely.
The above, following the Nationwide Prosecutor’s Workplace started to research crimes of fraud towards the prosecutor and affect peddling within the switch of those funds from Serviu, in Antofagasta, with which unqualified personnel had been employed. All related to the Residing Democracy Basis, directed by former Minister Giorgio Jackson and amongst which had been many individuals linked to the Authorities.
Throughout the framework of this investigation, the restitution of the quantities was requested, which has not but been delivered, which ended with a grievance by the State Protection Council towards the muse for misappropriation. Because the investigations progressed, different instances had been found in Aysén, Magallanes, Valparaíso, Biobío and eventually, Ñuble, which add as much as figures near $6 billion.
Within the case of Ñuble, ProCultura employed the manufacturing firm Esquerré Consultores, from Concepción, to carry the binational assembly wherein points related to the Minas-Ñuble border crossing venture might be mentioned, an occasion that was organized by the Regional Authorities.
“Three telephones had been seized. What’s being sought in them and who they had been seized from is a part of the investigation, so I can not reveal it. Up to now, no statements have been taken in Ñuble both as witnesses or as defendants, however it isn’t dominated out that there will likely be new intrusive proceedings or that statements will likely be ordered,” stated prosecutor Palma, who specified that the biggest variety of agreements and of cash inside their analysis had been carried out in Biobío.
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