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Feminists in Chile demand justice minister’s resignation over sentence cuts
About 500 women protested outside Chile’s presidential palace on Tuesday, calling for Justice Minister Fernando Rabat to resign.
The protest followed revelations that at least 56 convicted sex offenders received sentence reductions, including people convicted of sexual abuse of minors.
The controversy began two weeks ago, and President José Antonio Kast said the state had failed the victims.
Rabat says he was required to grant the reductions under a Supreme Court criterion.
The opposition plans to seek an impeachment trial against Rabat in Congress, which would be the first against a minister in Kast’s government.
The case has added pressure on Kast, whose approval rating fell to 26%, its lowest level in his eight months in office, according to pollster Cadem.
About 500 women protested outside Chile’s presidential palace on Tuesday, demanding the justice minister’s resignation.
Fernando Rabat is facing criticism over sentence reductions granted to at least 56 people convicted of sexual abuse of minors.
Rabat says he could not refuse to apply the reductions because he was following a Supreme Court criterion.
Opposition lawmakers said they would seek an impeachment trial against Rabat in Congress.
President José Antonio Kast said the state had failed the victims.
- Who
- Feminist demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Justice Minister Fernando Rabat.
- What
- They are protesting sentence reductions for at least 56 people convicted of sexual abuse of minors.
- When
- Tuesday. The controversy began two weeks earlier, according to the article.
- Where
- Outside the presidential palace in Chile.
- Why
- The demonstrators object to sentence reductions granted to people convicted of sexual abuse of minors.
Feminist demonstrators and opposition
Justice Minister Fernando Rabat
Sentence reductions
Feminist demonstrators and opposition
Demonstrators demand that the offenders return to prison.
Justice Minister Fernando Rabat
Rabat says he could not refuse to apply the reductions because he was following a Supreme Court criterion.
Rabat’s position
Feminist demonstrators and opposition
The opposition is critical of Rabat and announced it would seek an impeachment trial against him.
Justice Minister Fernando Rabat
Rabat says he was following a Supreme Court criterion.
Local outlet Interferencia revealed benefits granted to a group of people convicted of sexual abuse and other abuses.
About 500 women protested outside the presidential palace and demanded Rabat’s resignation.
- Demonstrators
- About 500 women
- People receiving sentence reductions
- At least 56
- Justice minister
- Fernando Rabat
- President
- José Antonio Kast
- Proposed action
- Opposition lawmakers said they would seek an impeachment trial against Rabat in Congress
What people are saying
They have to go back to prison; they have to be separated from all of society
I could not refuse to apply the reductions, since I was following a Supreme Court criterion
The state failed the victims
They are cutting resources in health, they are cutting resources everywhere, which is already serious, but this is the cherry on top