It gives him, among other powers, a legal presumption of legitimate defense when shooting
He Chilean Congress approved on Wednesday, April 5, the bill that increases the powers of carabinieri (militarized police), giving them, among other powers, a legal presumption of legitimate defense when shooting.
“The Chamber supports the Senate’s modifications to the project that strengthens and protects the exercise of police and gendarmerie functions in Chile, the Naín-Retamal law is dispatched from Congress”consigned Congress through a statement.
The initiative had the vote of parliamentarians from all political sectors in its last legislative process in the Chamber of Deputies; Although at first there was reluctance from the ruling party, the Government reached an agreement with its deputies and with the opposition to modify the most controversial aspects of the project.
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The ruling party, for its part, gave in and agreed to create the presumption of privileged legitimate defense for the Carabineros when causing damage in the exercise of their duties, and the right conceded that some modifications be added to this article, for example, that the carabinero You must defend yourself only when your physical integrity is affected and not that of your equipment or property on public roads.
The project has already been approved by both chambers in Congress and only the president’s signature remains Gabriel Boric for its promulgation and subsequent entry into force.
The law passed
The Naín-Retamal law, named after two murdered police officers, establishes the penalty of life imprisonment qualified for the crime of homicide of a police officer.
Increase the punishments against those who assault, injure, hit, mistreat, castrate or mutilate a police officer, a detective or a gendarme.
It obliges the Executive to provide the police with more equipment; It specifically punishes the throwing of Molotov cocktails against police vehicles and establishes privileged legitimate defense.
