As a show of support for community members confined in the Valdivia prison, Bío Bío region, the leader of the Arauco-Malleco Coordinator, Héctor Llaitul, began this Sunday -along with three other community members- a liquid hunger strike in the Bío Bío Penitentiary Center.
Héctor Llaitul, leader of the Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco (CAM), began a liquid hunger strike together with three other community members imprisoned in the Bío Bío Penitentiary Center in Concepción, Bío Bío region.
According to what was reported by Werken Noticias, the measure is due to a show of support for five community members who are being held in the Valdivia prison, Los Ríos region, among whom is a son of Llaitul, Pelantaro Llaitul Pezoa, for which his transfer to the Temuco prison is demanded, La Araucanía region.
Héctor Llaitul’s liquid hunger strike began during the day this Sunday, being informed by close ones to the imprisoned community members.
They also made a call for next Saturday at 10:00 a.m. outside the Bío Bío Penitentiary Center in the regional capital of the Bío Bío.
It should be remembered that last Wednesday the Prosecutor’s Office closed the investigation against the leader of the Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM), by State Security Law.
Héctor Llaitul is being investigated for a crime of incitement, two of apology for violence, two of usurpation and another two of attacks on authority.
At the beginning of the hearing, Llaitul’s defense attorney withdrew the request for dismissal and warned the Prosecutor’s Office to close the investigation, to which, at the hearing, prosecutor Héctor Leiva announced the closure of this instance.
It should be noted that the period of the investigation had already ended, however, the Prosecutor’s Office was not obliged to close it until it was warned.
This article describes an ongoing judicial process. There is a possibility that the charges will be dismissed at the end of the investigation, for which reason the defendant(s) should NOT be considered guilty until the Justice dictate sentence against him.
(Article 04 of the Criminal Procedure Code)