The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, announced this Saturday that he will present “legal actions” against the man who threw a stone at him this week and assured that he will maintain the same security measures in his official acts.
“Today I live in an institution that is the Presidency of the Republic and I have the duty to defend that institution, which goes beyond that person. I have therefore decided that it is appropriate to bring the relevant legal action. It's not just about me,” the president said at a press conference.
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after attempting to attack the president in the city of Coquimbo, 400 kilometers north of Santiago, while he greeted some supporters as part of his first national tour.
Boric, who at first refused to file legal action, was only grazed by the stone, which did hit his chief of staff, Matías Meza-Lopehandia.
The detainee was released a day later in the absence of complaints and, after leaving the police station, he apologized and said that he did so “unintentionally”.
Boric, the youngest president in Chilean history, tends to be very close in public, unlike his predecessors, and sometimes he skips security protocols to greet and talk to people.
“I know that the way we get around and be in the territory may involve more risks, but they are risks that are worth taking because we want to be in the territories, in the communes, and listen to both good vibes and criticism,” he said.
The president reiterated that “violence is unjustifiable” and “cannot be “naturalized”.
“In Chile we have to live together through dialogue and democracy,” he concluded.
(With information from EFE)
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