Chile Justifies the Reduction of Penalties for Sexual Abuse and Crimes Committed by the Dictatorship

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In Chile, the government of President José Antonio Kast is caught in turmoil after having allowed, without going through the courts beforehand, reductions of sentences for good conduct to convicted paedophiles. 56 prisoners for sexual abuse or rape of minors have thus benefited from the measure and the majority has been released even from the confession of the Minister of Justice. The case is scandalous in the country, but it has above all trigg…

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The investigative media Interference reported on Wednesday that the government of the ultra-rightist José Antonio Kast reduced the conviction of 56 people for sexual abuse and rape since the government took office in March. Later, the media El Mostrador stated that the government also benefited two convicted of human rights violations during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1973-1990), of which Kast is a defender. "There are constitutional norms…

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José Antonio Kast has reduced the sentence of 56 people for sexual abuse and rape since he took power in March

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On Friday, Chile's Minister of Justice Fernando Rabat justified the prison benefits that were granted to at least 56 people convicted of sexual offences, and said that the law obliges them to do so.The investigative media Interference reported on Wednesday that the government of far-right José Antonio Kast reduced the conviction of 56 people for sexual abuse and rape since it took office in March.Subsequently, the media El Mostrador stated that …