Chile: Human rights defenders condemn Kast’s plan to free convicted criminals

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Human rights defenders strongly condemned the proposal by far-right presidential candidate José Antonio Kast to release prisoners convicted in Chile for crimes against humanity. They warned that pardoning human rights violators would represent a painful step backward and a direct affront to victims and their families. Kast supports pardons for prisoners over the age of 70 with terminal illnesses, including those held in Punta Peuco prison. Among them is Miguel Krassnoff, sentenced to more than one thousand years in prison for crimes committed during the Pinochet regime. The statement emphasized that any attempt to reverse court rulings or seek impunity would only deepen Chile’s wounds.    #teleSUREnglish #Chile #HumanRights #Kast #PuntaPeuco #Pinochet #Justice #Victims #Impunity

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00:00Moving on to Chile, human rights defenders condemned the proposal by far-right presidential

00:05candidate José Antonio Cast to release prisoners convicted in Chile for crimes against humanity.

00:12The proposal to pardon human rights violators represents a painful step backwards and a

00:17direct affront to victims and their families, they warn.

00:21The presidential candidate is in favor of pardoning prisoners over the age of 70 with

00:25terminal illnesses, such as those in Punta Peuco prison.

00:30Miguel Krasnov, sentenced to more than 1,000 years in prison for crimes committed during

00:36the Pinochet regime, is being held there.

00:40The statement words that any attempt to reverse court rulings or seek input will only depend

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