The Chilean Constitutional Court backs Boric's pardons

The Chilean Constitutional Court backs Boric's pardons

The Chilean Constitutional Court has rejected the requests for unconstitutionality presented by the opposition to challenge seven of the 13 pardons that President Gabriel Boric granted in December 2022, 12 of them to those convicted of crimes committed in the social revolt of October 2019. With the resolution, the government managed to close the legal focus that opened the president's decision, but not the political side. In parallel, an investi…

Chile's Constitutional Court declares legal the pardons granted by Boric

This was the first time in history that the traditional presidential pardons granted on Christmas dates have been brought to justice by the opposition.

Chile: Court declares Boric pardons constitutional

The Chilean Constitutional Court agrees with the Chilean president in the seven pardons granted by President Gabriel Boric to those convicted of violent acts in the social outbreak of 2019 and rejects a request from the right-wing opposition to declare them unconstitutional