Released the person who threw a stone at the President of Chile in Coquimbo

MADRID, 23 (EUROPEAN PRESS)

The Chilean citizen who threw a stone at the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, on Wednesday, was released this Friday after neither the Chilean President nor his government filed a complaint about the event, so it was not possible to initiate legal proceedings.

The decision to release the attacker, a 31-year-old man, was made by an investigating judge after hearing arguments from the prosecution who, despite determining that an attack on the authority had taken place, indicated “the illegality of the detention”, since there are no complaints or complaints against the subject, as reported by Bíobío Chile.

Boric, who traveled to the municipality of La Serena, in the region of Coquimbo (center) to meet the authorities of the region, approached a group of like-minded people gathered near the regional government.

On the spot, another group of citizens opposed to the president was present when a detractor of about 31 years, who was demonstrating for the fifth withdrawal, threw a stone at him, which finally hit his chief of staff, Matías Meza-Lopehandia, while explained by the newspaper ‘La Tercera’.

After the stone throw, the suspect was quickly arrested by Chilean authorities. After a day and a half, the man publicly apologized to Boric and his chief of staff, according to the Chilean channel 24 hours.

“Sorry to affect you. I did it unintentionally. I apologize to both of you involved. And I hope you will excuse me,” the rock thrower assured in statements 24 hours later. leaving the police station.

After the event, for which Boric received the support of former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, who assured that the aggression was “cowardly”, the president said he did not feel intimidated doing his job at the daily.

“If anyone thinks they can bully me or change the way we want to govern, they’re very wrong,” Boric said, adding that “he’s going to keep talking to people who are okay with it and those who disagree”, as collected by Chilean media.

“If we are locked down and only speak to the authorities in ultra-protected places, we will miss an important part of what is happening in Chile. So I will continue to go out on the streets and I will continue with my agenda and my way of being, so that no one doubts it”, he said, in statements collected by “La Tercera”.

Source: Publimetro