Original article: \u00bfImparcialidad judicial en la Araucan\u00eda? Fiscal se\u00f1alado en casos \u201cHurac\u00e1n\u201d y \u201cHermosilla\u201d, lidera persecuci\u00f3n contra autoridad mapuche<\/a><\/p>\n Prosecutor Enrique V\u00e1squez, currently pursuing the mapuche Lonko Guillermo \u00d1irripil Cheuquepan\u2014 a traditional authority supported by 21 communities in La Araucan\u00eda\u2014 has been implicated in two high-profile cases without providing formal explanations.<\/p>\n According to information from media and parliamentary sources, V\u00e1squez is mentioned in both the controversial \u00abHurricane Operation\u00bb and in the contact agenda of lawyer Luis Hermosilla, who faces corruption charges. Despite the serious nature of these allegations, neither he nor his superiors have commented publicly.<\/p>\n In the context of the\u00a0Hurricane Operation<\/strong>, a report by the Special Investigative Commission of the Chamber of Deputies (March 15, 2018)<\/a><\/strong> stated verbatim: \u00a0\u201cMr. SMITH responds that the prosecutors were present continuously [\u2026] On the day of the arrests, prosecutors V\u00e1squez and Cornejo were directing what was reflected in the preliminary report that caused the arrests\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n Additionally, during the high-profile trial, media reported the statements of General (ret.) Gonzalo Blu: \u00a0\u201cProsecutors Enrique V\u00e1squez and Carlos Cornejo authorized this maneuver\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(irregular evidence transfer). Subsequently, the TOP of Temuco convicted five former officers and one civilian for forgery and obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, on the\u00a07th of November, 2024<\/strong>, Radio Biob\u00edo reported<\/a> that Juan Pablo Hermosilla\u2014the defense for his brother Luis\u2014revealed a list of prosecutors and judges who were contacted via WhatsApp. Among them is\u00a0\u201cProsecutor Enrique V\u00e1squez (discussions about judicial cases)\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This same list was shared by 24 Horas<\/a>. To date, V\u00e1squez has not clarified what specific cases he discussed with Hermosilla, who faces charges of money laundering, bribery, and tax offenses, with a potential 14-year prison sentence by March 2026.<\/p>\n Prosecutor V\u00e1squez currently leads the prosecution against the\u00a0Lonko Guillermo \u00d1irripil Cheuquepan<\/strong>, who is serving a sentence of 5 years and one day (RIT 508-2023) and faces a\u00a0new trial set for July 1, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0(RIT 133-2025) for robbery with intimidation and extortion. Mapuche communities allege that this is a selective criminal prosecution: \u00a0\u201cThe Chilean state is not merely executing a sentence but also preparing the ground for a new one, ignoring the nature of the original facts,\u201d<\/em> warn 21 communities in the territory between Lautaro and Padre Las Casas.<\/p>\n They add that in the first trial\u00a0\u201cthe manager of the owner was not called to testify, who accompanied the lonko to the bank to collect the check,\u201d<\/em> which undermines the intimidation thesis.<\/p>\n Despite the gravity of the allegations against him in the Hurricane and Hermosilla cases, Prosecutor V\u00e1squez took up his position in\u00a0January 2026<\/strong>\u00a0as a prosecutor in the Supraterritorial Prosecutor\u2019s Office, responsible for combating organized crime, without any statement from the Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nProsecutor V\u00e1squez: The Persecutor of Lonko \u00d1irripil, Linked to the Hermosilla Case and the Antimapuche \u00abHurricane\u00bb Operation<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPursuit of Lonko \u00d1irripil: A Double Threat Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Convicted, Imprisoned, and on Trial Again: Claims of Judicial Persecution Against Lonko Guillermo \u00d1irripil Cheuquepan<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n