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“We’re Analyzing Every Case”: Kast Opens up to Possible Use of Pardons for Uniforms Convicted of Explosion Events

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President José Antonio Kast addressed Thursday the possibility of using the power of pardon during his term of office and opened the door to review the situation of uniformed men convicted of events occurring in the context of the social outbreak. In his first interview from the Palacio de La Moneda, the head of state was consulted by CNN journalist Chile Mónica Rincón about whether during his government he will make use of that presidential att…

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President José Antonio Kast said this Thursday that his administration is already working on granting pardons for members of the Armed Forces and Orders convicted of events that occurred during the social outbreak, in 2019. “We are on that,” said the President in an interview with Canal 13, when he was consulted on the expectations of his sector regarding uniforms deprived of their liberty in the context of the social crisis. “I would say that C…

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President José Antonio Kast slid the possibility of pardoning carabineros and military personnel convicted of crimes related to the...

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Kast confirms that he is studying pardoning Carabineros and military personnel convicted of social explosion Antonio González President José Antonio Kast slid the possibility of pardoning Carabineros and military personnel convicted of crimes related to social explosion. The president confirmed that he is studying different cases of state agents who were convicted in this context. The head of state was [...] The entry Chile José Antonio Kast co…

The President announced that he would review cases on a case-by-case basis and that he would have to leave by pardon.

President José Antonio Kast confirmed that he evaluates pardoning carabineros and military personnel convicted of acts of social eruption, invoking their constitutional power. The decision reopens the debate after the controversial pardons granted by Gabriel Boric in 2022.

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Chile's new president, far-right José Antonio Cast, announced on Thursday that he intends to pardon police officers and soldiers convicted of crimes committed during the suppression of mass protests in the Latin American country in 2019, when 30 people lost their lives. "The power to grant pardons is a prerogative of the president of the republic" and "I will use it (…) We will study each case," the head of state said when asked about possible r…

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El Economista broke the news in on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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