General Director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez, Addresses Criticism and Focuses on National Security

2024-01-11 19:30:02

The general director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez, referred to the criticism once morest him that suggests that he cannot continue in command of the institution.because their attention would be focused on the formalization of next May 7.

“There is a very important thing here. The focus and main concern that I have today is to be with my police officers working for the security of the country., for the safety of our compatriots, for carrying out the projects that are being carried out together with the Government, with improving the links and coordination of work with the Public Ministry. The example of this is the result we have today,” said the uniformed man.

Along these lines, Yáñez commented that yesterday he was in the north of the country, visiting the police on the border and that he was also in La Araucanía.

“Therefore, my concern today is the security of the country and what interests each of the citizens, being concerned regarding the problems that affect them. The rest is a matter for the legal team that is looking at my defense,” said the leader of the olive-green institution.

Meanwhile, Yáñez said that “we respect the decisions made by autonomous institutions and the decisions of the courts.” This following the request to disqualify prosecutor Xavier Armendáriz was rejected.

“We will continue working, permanently, on what people expect from their police, on advancing public policies on security, and on eradicating organized crime and everything that affects people’s safety,” insisted the general director of Carabineros.

Yáñez and formalization

Let us remember that the highest authority of the institution is being investigated by the Public Ministry for the alleged crime of omission of illegitimate coercion that occurred during the social outbreak of 2019. And its formalization is scheduled for next May 7.

Furthermore, yesterday, the National Prosecutor’s Office rejected the request from Yáñez’s defense, which requested that prosecutor Xavier Armendáriz be disqualified from a criminal investigation for the crime of crime once morest humanity in the context of the social outbreak.

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