Minister Cordero says government expects explanation from PDI director for rehiring Cristina Vilches - La Tercera

The Minister of Public Security, Luis Cordero, referred tonight to the reinstatement to the PDI, this time as external adviser, of the former national chief of intelligence Cristina Vilches, who was called to retreat last October for her participation in the Monsalve case. It should be recalled that this day it was known that the general director of PDI, Eduardo Cerna, determined the reinstatement of the former official, after the same police ch…

On Monday afternoon, sources from Radio Bío Bío confirmed that the Investigative Police returned to their ranks...

The deputy and deputy head of the IND-PPD bench, Camila Musante, said that “it is incomprehensible that things are going so badly” after the rehiring and subsequent renunciation of the PDI of her former Chief Intelligence Officer, Cristina Vilches, who was removed in October 2024 because of her handling in the Monsalve case. In this sense, she raised a series of questions that point to “recruited her for what? To finish closing something pending…

The Minister of Public Security, Luis Cordero, referred this Tuesday to the reinstatement of Cristina Vilches to the Investigative Police (PDI) as an external adviser, after having been called to retreat in October 2024 in the framework of the so-called Monsalve case. Cordero indicated that Vilches’ hiring was carried out through a fee advisory contract, and that it is the responsibility of the Director of the PDI, Eduardo Cerna, to publicly exp…

The Director General of the Investigative Police (PDI), Eduardo Cerna, decided to reinstate, as an external adviser, former Chief of Intelligence Cristina Vilches, who was called back for questionable actions in the Monsalve case.The experienced detective was called back as a result of the criminal investigation that was opened against the former Undersecretary of the Interior Manuel Monsalve, and the role played by civilian police intelligence …