The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, confirmed this Saturday that he has accepted the resignation of his Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Marcela Ríos, and her replacement by the lawyer Luis Cordero in the midst of the controversy over the pardons granted to those convicted for the social outburst prior to Boric’s arrival to power.
«Due to the fact that there were irregularities in the execution of my decision to grant pardons and also considering the need to strengthen the political management of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, I have decided to accept the resignation of Marcela Ríos Tobar from said portfolio», explained Boric in declarations reported by the newspaper ‘El Mercurio’.
For Boric, «when situations of these characteristics occur in politics, we must assume responsibilities», he argued in reference to the announcement of the pardon of eleven people, when in the end there were thirteen.
The opposition had criticized the minister and announced the presentation next Monday of a constitutional accusation against Ríos, which could prosper even after her resignation. In addition, it is not ruled out to present the same action against Boric.
«Eleven months have passed in which she had to appoint a National Prosecutor and, of course, eleven months in which she had to advise the President not to pardon people with a record, not to pardon people with previous pardons, not to pardon terrorists», lamented the deputy Jorge Alessandri, of the conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI).
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
