Chilean President to push for repeal of amnesty for crimes against humanity

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The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, announced Wednesday that he will push for the repeal of the Amnesty Law for human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). teleSUR
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00:00The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, announced his intention to process a legislative project
00:05which aims to exclude from the legal framework the application of amnesties, indults and
00:10pardons for crimes against humanity.
00:12Boric assured that although the amnesty is no longer applied, it is necessary to end
00:18its effects in a definitive and irreversible way.
00:21He also highlighted that with these actions, Chile intends to comply with the recommendations
00:26of international organizations and reaffirm that crimes against humanity are unforgivable
00:32and that no law can erase them.
00:34Additionally, he announced that this month will begin the process of delivering to the
00:39families of the victims of the military regime the files of their cases.

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