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Preventive detention decreed for Claudio Crespo, accused of making Gustavo Gatica blind | National

The judge of Seventh Guarantee Court of Santiago, Marcia Figueroa decreed the preventive prison for the ex-Arab, Claudio Crespo, formalized by illegitimate pressure with very serious injuries against Gustavo Gatica in full social explosion.

In preventive prison he was former lieutenant colonel of the Carabineros Special Forces, Claudio Crespo, accused as the alleged perpetrator of the pellet shots that left Gustavo Gatica blind during the social outbreak.

Judge Figueroa justified her decision in that Crespo risks 10 years in prison in the event of being convicted, adding that his freedom is a danger to society and there is a risk of flight.

Likewise, the court decreed 90 days for the investigation.

The facts that blame G3

The events date back to November 8 in the Plaza Italia, between the streets Carabineros de Chile with Vicuña Mackenna, around 6:00 p.m.

According to the preliminary records of the North Central Prosecutor’s Office and the PDI, Crespo drew his riot shotgun and fired in the direction of the young student, who received two pellets, which caused him to lose vision in both eyes.

After expert opinions carried out by the North Central Prosecutor’s Office and the PDI, this friday he was arrested the official who was known for his “G3” helmet.

Crespo was dismissed from the Carabineros

He Central North High Complexity Prosecutor, Francisco Ledezma, He charged the crime of unlawful coercion causing very serious injuries to the young man, arguing that Crespo abused his position, with the intention of punishing.

He defense attorney for the former uniform, Jorge Martínez, He stated that his client was not the author of the shots that blinded Gustavo Gatica.

Let us remember that after the administrative summary of the police, Crespo was dismissed from the institution, after responsibilities were established for irregularities in the download of images from the Go Pro that he carried the day Gatica was injured.

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