Threats towards 100 members of parliament in help of the brand new constitutional course of are condemned by Chilean deputies – Muricas News

Following the rejection of the elections the earlier Sunday, the Chilean Parliament has accused 100 of its members of receiving threats over institutional e-mail in an effort to delay the nation’s new constitutional course of.

Ral Soto, president of the Chamber of Deputies, said in a video posted on his Twitter account: “A number of parliamentarians have obtained specific threats by e-mail and publication of the addresses of deputies and senators to inhibit the method of dialogue and seek for agreements to allow a brand new constitutional course of.”

Since “this course of is important for Chile and its democracy,” Soto has claimed that these actions gained’t “intimidate or halt” them.

As a way to “perform all of the corresponding authorized factions in order that this case is investigated and the duties of the individuals who They're behind,” he warned, it has been introduced that the threatened politicians would denounce the Cybercrime Investigative Brigade of the Investigative Police (PDI) of the nation.

The case had already been dealt with earlier than the PDI, in keeping with the vice chairman of the Chamber, Alexis Seplveda. The secretary normal of the Chamber has already filed the criticism with the PDI, he said.

“Undoubtedly, as a desk, we disapprove of such habits. We need to let these accountable know that: (a) we consider the entry plebiscite gave us a mandate, and (b) we are going to work to achieve agreements for a brand new constituent course of and a brand new Structure in a democracy “mentioned Seplveda.

Greater than 100 politicians are reportedly affected, in keeping with native media. It ought to be remembered that there are 155 individuals who make up the Decrease Home.

The vote on the proposed new Structure was “rejected” by a big margin on Sunday, September 4, in keeping with the Chilean Electoral Service (Servel): 62 p.c against 38 p.c, respectively.

There's normal settlement amongst Chile’s political events, whether or not they're on the left or the appropriate, that a new Magna Carta have to be carried out that overturns the Structure of the nation’s earlier dictator Augusto Pinochet and that or not it's chosen by the folks.