Amid the various pressures and clashes with the ruling party and the government, the different opposition party caucuses in the Chamber of Deputies confirmed this Friday that they continue working on drafting the constitutional impeachment against the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Fernando Rabat.
Through a public statement, the various parliamentary committees indicated that they are in full development of the work schedule for drafting and presenting the impeachment brief against Rabat, following the controversy generated by the government's change of criteria after the signing of 56 decrees that allowed for reduced sentences for sexual abusers of minors.
Thus, the opposition caucuses stated that they are "advancing in a unified and coordinated manner in the preparation of the constitutional impeachment against the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Fernando Rabat."
"This is a joint, serious, and rigorous challenge, which we take on with the responsibility demanded by one of the most relevant oversight tools that the Constitution provides to the Chamber of Deputies," they stated.
Along those lines, they added that the text — with no date yet set for its entry for discussion — is being developed by the legal teams and experts of the opposition caucuses.
In addition, they clarified that "it is we, the members of parliament, who lead this process, define its grounds, and answer politically for …
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Amid the various pressures and clashes with the ruling party and the government, the different caucuses of opposition party deputies confirmed this Friday that they continue working on drafting the impeachment accusation against the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Fernando Rabat. Through a public statement, the various parliamentary committees indicated that they remain fully engaged in the work schedule for drafting and presenting the accusation against Rabat, following the controversy generated by the government's change of criteria after the signing of 56 decrees that allowed for the reduction of sentences for child sexual abusers. Thus, the opposition caucuses asserted that they are "advancing in a unified and coordinated manner in the drafting of the impeachment accusation against the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Fernando Rabat." "This is a joint, serious, and rigorous challenge, which we undertake with the responsibility demanded by one of the most relevant oversight tools that the Constitution provides to the Chamber of Deputies," they state. Along those lines, they added that the text—still without a confirmed date for its submission for debate—is being developed by the legal teams and experts of the opposition caucuses. Furthermore, they clarify that "it is we, the members of parliament, who lead this process, define its grounds, and answer politically for its content." They detail that yesterday, Thursday, they held a working session at the seat of the National Congress in Santiago, where they met with lawyers, along with the teams of the caucuses, where the grounds of the accusation were reviewed and they "provided valuable contributions, comments, and legal observations." The lawyers who participated were Jaime Gajardo, Patricia Muñoz, José Antonio Ramírez, Williams García, Francisco Bustos, Gabriel Osorio, and Constanza Tobar, to whom gratitude was extended for their willingness to collaborate in enriching the text. "The opposition will continue working with unity and rigor to present a well-founded impeachment accusation, in fulfillment of our duty to oversee and safeguard the interests of the victims and the citizenry," stated the caucuses of the Broad Front (FA); the Communist Party (PC) and Independents; Socialist, Liberal, Radical and Independents; the Party for Democracy (PPD) and Independents; and Christian Democracy (DC) in the document.