In this morning, the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies elected the parliamentarians who will constitute the review commission for the constitutional accusation against judge Silvana Donoso.
Donoso has been heavily criticized for being who presided over the instance that released Hugo Bustamante on parole, the only person charged with the death of Ámbar Cornejo.
According to what was reported by Radio Bío Bío, after the draw, it was defined that the members of this draw will be the deputies Gabriel Ascencio, Florcita Alarcon, Juan Luis Castro, Pablo Prieto and Marcelo Díaz.
The commission should meet within the next few days to elect a president and notify Judge Donoso.
Deputy Marcelo Díaz pointed out that due to the Ámbar case, “it is essential that the Government take charge of the other dimension of what is behind (…) let us not forget that here a constitutional reform was rejected that corresponded, among other things, to promote the establishment of children’s rights at the constitutional level“.
Meanwhile, parliamentarian Gabriel Ascencio stated that “from a legal point of view, the accusation will probably have a totally different dynamic from the other political accusations, because there will be a lot of study related to our current norms”
“We are going to have to determine whether through the constitutional prosecution is the best way to do justice to Ámbar and her family, and punish those responsible “, he sentenced.
Indictment process
According to the schedule, after the accusation is filed, the affected person cannot leave the country without permission from the Chamber, for which the Secretary will communicate these facts to the administrative authority.
In addition, six days are given, counted from the date of the appearance of the affected person or since it has been agreed to proceed without his defense, to study the accusation and pronounce on it.
Once the six-day period has expired, with or without a report, the Chamber meets daily to deal with the accusation. The affected, by the mere fact of being notified, It is understood that the sessions held by the Corporation are fully quoted.
Shortly before noon on August 13, several parliamentarians prepared to sign the constitutional accusation against the minister of the Valparaíso Court of Appeals.
The accusation is led by the deputy of National Renovation, Andrés Longton, and is supported in a transversal way by deputies both from the ruling party, as well as from the opposition.
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