The house of the Minister of Defense of Chili, maya fernandezwas assaulted, while one of the president’s escorts Gabriel Boric He was shot in the arm after the official car was stolen, authorities confirmed this Saturday.
Chile is experiencing “the worst moment in security since the return to democracy,” the Undersecretary for Crime Prevention acknowledged weeks ago, Eduardo Vergaradue to the increase in both the number and severity of crimes.
Fernandez, granddaughter of Salvador Allendethe former socialist president overthrown by the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990), was not at home in the Ñuñoa neighborhood at the time of the assault on Friday night, but the criminals beat her son and threatened her husband.
“There was a robbery in the building of the Minister of Defense, where her husband and one of her children were. As a result of this crime, unknown individuals stole species and also a vehicle,” the police general told the press. jean camus.
We inform that in the hours of tonight the home of the Minister of Defense, Maya Fernández, suffered a robbery.
Both the minister and her family are in good health. pic.twitter.com/0vRnjarBpx
– Ministry of National Defense (@mindefchile)
May 14, 2022
On the same night, one of the bodyguards who works in President Boric’s security team was robbed and shot in the arm when he was approached by a group of people while he was inside one of the official vehicles of the Presidency. .
The escort, a Carabineros police sergeant, was alone in the vehicle in the San Miguel neighborhood, in southern Santiago, returning to the presidential palace in The coin to leave the car.
The criminals approached him and took him to a town in the north of the city. They attacked him and shot him, then abandoned him in the street and fled aboard the vehicle.
“We must redouble our commitment to security and increase efficiency levels to deal with crime in Chile,” said Undersecretary Vergara this Saturday.
“We have committed concrete actions to go after organized crime,” which is believed to be behind the increase in crime, he said. Manuel MonsalveDeputy Minister of the Interior and Security, alluding to the cooperation between the militarized Carabineros police and the civilian Investigations.