Minister Camila Vallejo Reiterates Criteria for Executive Committee Amid General Yáñez’s Situation

Minister Secretary General to the Government, Camila Vallejo, emphasized that the criteria for the Executive Committee have not changed, and General Ricardo Yáñez must leave his post before being formalized on October 1.

Vallejo made this statement after attending the Ecumenical Te Deum in the Cathedral of Santiago, where she addressed the press regarding the matter.

The Government spokesman’s comments align with those made by Under Secretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, who stated that “the Government does not consider it appropriate, under any conditions, in any institution, under any person, that a person who performs important functions in an organization is formalized in performing those functions.”

General Ricardo Yáñez’s Situation

When asked about General Yáñez’s situation, Minister Vallejo said, “We maintain the same criteria and, regardless of the decision of justice, we are concerned and concerned about continuing to support the Carabineros organization, because our main ally is to guarantee security, which remains, among the priorities, number one in our country.”

Vallejo emphasized that “in the context of formalization, there is a criterion. The other discussion, whether hours before, hours after, at the moment of…, the relevant thing is that the criterion has not been adjusted, and the Carabineros organization has our full support to continue working against organized crime.”

General Director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez, was initially set to be formalized on May 7 for the crime of inaction under illegal pressure, in the context of the social cases in 2019. However, the murder of three police officers in Cañete on April 27 led the Prosecutor’s Office to request a postponement until October 1.