The Minister of the Interior, Carolina Toháhighlighted the «strong» sentence of 23 years in prison against the former spokesperson of the Coordinadora Arauco Malleco, Hector Llaitul.
Tohá affirmed that this «is a very forceful sentence, 23 years in prison, 15 of which under the State Security Law. We mean that from the government’s point of view, but beyond that even, from the point of view of view of the Chilean State, This is a confirmation that all capabilities have been deployed to put a stop to impunity. and results are being achieved in that direction.
The minister added that this is a «sign that The State of Chile is closing the door in all ways to violence as a way of processing conflicts«.
The head of the Interior added that «the Government of President Boric is fighting violence in the Southern Macrozone, but with the same force it is looking for ways to provoke responses to the conflicts that this area has painfully dragged on for decades, for centuries. Both things «Not only are they compatible, but both are necessary. This is how you succeed against violence.»
Héctor Llaitul was sentenced today to 23 years in prison after being convicted as the author of crimes contemplated in the State Internal Security Law, violent usurpation, simple theft and attack against authority.
The days that he remained in preventive detention since August 2022 will be deducted from the sentence. Llaitul must begin serving it starting this Wednesday in the El Manzano prison in Concepción; However, his defense announced that he will appeal for annulment.