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Security minister Steinert defends Nain-Retamal law against INDH director's criticisms
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Security Minister Trinidad Steinert hit back at Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH) Director Yerko Ljubetic's criticisms of the Nain-Retamal law, calling it an attack on his mandate. Steinert accused Ljubetic of using an 'inverted logic' and defended the law as a key advance against criminal impunity. The dispute arose during the INDH's 2025 public accountability event.
A security guard at Santiago Metro was injured after being attacked with a bladed weapon at Pedro de Valdivia station on Line 1.
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The formalization of three ex-carabineros and 12 civilians accused of belonging to a criminal association in Curanilahue was extended until Monday, May 18. The defendants allegedly altered evidence at shooting sites and were part of “La Banda de los Moto”.
On Thursday, the Oral Criminal Court of Cañete sentenced Tomás, Felipe, and Yeferson Antihuen to qualified life imprisonment for the murder of three carabineros in April 2024. Nicolás Rivas Paillao was given 17 years as an accomplice. The sentence means lifelong incarceration without parole for at least 40 years.
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At sergeant Javier Figueroa's funeral in Puerto Varas, Carabineros posthumously promoted him to suboficial mayor and named a commissary after him. President José Antonio Kast attended and urged support for the institution. The officer died after being shot on March 11.
Daniela Sáez, a 26-year-old university student, was rescued alive on Friday after getting lost during a hike in the Farellones area, in Lo Barnechea. The Special Police Operations Group (GOPE) of Carabineros located her on Cerro La Leonera at 4,700 meters altitude and transferred her to a clinic for medical attention. Her mother expressed deep gratitude to the rescue teams involved.
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A major police operation in Santiago's La Legua neighborhood ended with 21 arrests, seizure of over 30 kilograms of drugs and weapons, and one carabineros shot in the leg. Led by the OS-7 with support from other units, the raid is part of an investigation into drug trafficking in the southern Metropolitan Region. The injured officer is stable after surgery.