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Security & Strategic Review - February 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
CHILE: Judiciary balks at misuse of the courts
The Chilean government’s rhetoric about deploying the full strength of the law, including the antiterrorist law, against Mapuche activists resorting to violence has not cut much ice with the judiciary. Appeals courts and even the supreme court appear to be losing patience with the disregard shown by police, prosecutors and lower courts for the rules of evidence and protocols regarding the imposition of preventive detention — which only appears to confirm Mapuche claims of ‘montages’ and setups by the authorities. A string of events in February has illustrated this.
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