\u00abQue respondan los que la aprobaron\u00bb: Diputadas lamentaron fallo que absolvi\u00f3 a Crespo y criticaron la \u00abley Na\u00edn Retamal\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\nImmediate reactions followed the judicial ruling that, citing the Na\u00edn Retamal Law, exonerated former Carabinero Claudio Crespo despite evidence confirming that he shot and blinded Gustavo Gatica during a demonstration.<\/p>\n
From Congress, lawmakers of the Communist Party spoke out, recalling the political responsibility of those in Parliament who voted in favor of this legislation, which, according to the director of Amnesty International in Chile, provides a \u00abcloak of impunity\u00bb to Carabineros.<\/p>\n
Initially, lawmaker Lorena Pizarro<\/strong> stated, \u00abAnyone could have been a victim of Crespo. Each of us who went to Plaza Dignidad to reclaim dignity for Chile could have faced this. It could have happened to anyone.\u00bb<\/p>\nShe further asserted, \u00abThose who initiated it must answer, those who approved it must answer (the Na\u00edn Retamal Law), and they will have to respond when it is enforced from March 11 without any shame,\u00bb she noted.<\/p>\n
\u00abThis committee had intended to appeal to the Constitutional Court to reject this bill. And I must say, the government proclaimed it at 8 a.m. so we wouldn\u2019t be able to appeal to the TC. They must take responsibility,\u00bb reiterated Pizarro.<\/p>\n
In a similar vein, legislator Daniela Serrano<\/strong> criticized that the Na\u00edn Retamal Law \u00abhas only served to grant impunity to those who feel no fear in blinding a protester in clear violation of their human rights.\u00bb<\/p>\n\u00abWe find it incomprehensible that despite the established authorship of Crespo in the attack on Gustavo, his actions are justified under privileged self-defense. We stand in solidarity with Gustavo, an elected representative, in all legal measures he considers necessary,\u00bb Serrano stated.<\/p>\n
\u00abAs we have said repeatedly, the approval of the Na\u00edn Retamal Law would be breeding ground for police brutality impunity,\u00bb concluded the legislator.<\/p>\n
Finally, the deputy and newly elected senator from the Valpara\u00edso Region, Karol Cariola<\/strong>, expressed, \u00abThe ruling in the case of Gustavo Gatica is painful and infuriating. There was proven aggression, responsibility identified, and Crespo even tried to blame another officer, yet there is still no full justice.\u00bb<\/p>\n\u00abIn the face of such a serious violation of human rights, giving up is not an option. The search for truth and justice continues,\u00bb Cariola added.<\/p>\n\n\n