A request for a ruling on the legality of the ordinance of the municipality of Zapallar , which intends to restrict the circulation of minors during the night, made the councilor of the commune, Carolina Letelier to the Comptroller’s Office. The mayor was willing to modify the measure.
The councilor of the Zapallar commune, Carolina Letelier, asked the Comptroller General of the Republic to rule on the legality of the ordinance that seeks to restrict the movement of minors at night .
Once the measure enters into force, parents or guardians of minors under 16 years of age will be fined who are caught in the street at dawn.
In an interview with Radio Bío Bío of Valparaíso, the mayor pointed out that she abstained from voting on said ordinance because she did not have all the background information that was needed to make it informed.
In addition, he assured that if it is finally determined that the document violates the rights of children and young people, he will reject any other type of ordinance along these lines.
The Undersecretariat of Children have already turned to the Comptroller’s Office on this issue, in addition to the communist deputies Luis Cuello and Daniela Serrano, who appeal to the unconstitutionality of the measure.
The Ombudsman for Children announced that they would do the same, who finally decided not to do so after confirming that they were working with the mayor Gustavo Alessandri to share their observations on the drafting of said ordinance.
The Ombudsman for Children Niñez, Patricia Muñoz, added that it is possible that the municipal provision may be modified, so it would not be necessary to present the announced action. She added that the mayor was available to receive the comments.
It should be noted that if any modification is made to the text of the ordinance, which is being reviewed by the Ombudsman team, it it must be approved again by the Municipal Council before its application.