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Communist Party caucus gathers signatures to formally question Minister Rabat over sentence reductions
Deputies Marcos Barraza and Bernardo Salinas are seeking explanations from Fernando Rabat and will seek support from other opposition groups.
UDI president blames Boric government for sentence reductions for 56 convicted offenders
Guillermo Ramírez defended Minister Fernando Rabat and called for changing the law to prevent sentence reductions for child abusers.
Sichel criticizes government over sentence reductions for 56 people convicted of sexual abuse
Piñera's former minister said Minister Fernando Rabat must provide explanations and absolved President José Antonio Kast of blame.
Doctor convicted of sexual abuse among 56 prisoners granted sentence reductions, T13 reports
Reportajes Teletrece identified four cases involving sexual offenses among those granted reductions under decrees signed by Minister Fernando Rabat, now suspended.
Government to fast-track bills to curb sentence reductions for abusers
Fernando Rabat seeks to have eligibility for these benefits assessed under the law in force at the time of the application, rather than at the time of sentencing.
Justice Ministry suspends sentence reduction decrees amid controversy over abusers
Minister Fernando Rabat seeks to bar benefits for those convicted of sexual offenses against minors through legislation, following criticism across the political spectrum.
Former Minister Gómez refused to sign nearly 500 sentence reductions in 2015
The former Radical Party minister clashed with the Supreme Court, became a suspect in a criminal investigation and now backs Fernando Rabat amid the crisis affecting Kast's government.
Government defends sentence reductions for 56 people convicted of child sexual abuse
Minister Fernando Rabat attributed the measure to Supreme Court rulings, and spokesperson Gonzalo Arenas called the coverage malicious.
Only 2% of criminal complaints filed by the National Human Rights Institute over the social unrest resulted in convictions
Minister Fernando Rabat spoke of abuse of criminal proceedings and defended the bill that strips the National Human Rights Institute of its power to file criminal complaints.
Cordero accuses Rabat of departing from the law in sentence reductions for 56 people
Boric’s former minister called for prioritizing the sentence enforcement bill and criticized a possible constitutional impeachment against Rabat.
UDI president blames Boric government for sentence reduction crisis
Guillermo Ramírez defended Minister Rabat, announced a bill and revealed that Squella had apologized to Hernán Larraín.
Rojo Edwards calls for Minister Rabat's resignation over sentence reductions for abusers
The ruling coalition senator says the justice minister's mistake will drag the coalition down, though he rules out an impeachment succeeding.
Spokesperson Arenas says Rabat is seeking a way to suspend 56 sentence reductions
The government rules out a legal error in the decrees that benefited people convicted of child sexual abuse and announces a bill.
Minister Rabat faces threat of constitutional impeachment over sentence reductions
Opposition and ruling-party deputies question the justice minister, who was previously valued for his ability to engage in dialogue with Congress.
Analyst calls Minister Rabat's sentence reductions a political crisis
UCEN dean Marco Moreno says the case clashes with the Kast government's security platform and strains relations with its allies.
Solari criticizes Kast and says Rabat should have left the Ministry of Justice
The former Socialist minister accused the justice minister of damaging the government with sentence reductions; Republicans defended Kast's response.
Deputy Leiva (PS) continues to assess constitutional impeachment proceedings against Minister Rabat
The Socialist lawmaker accuses the government of spreading misinformation and maintains that the justice minister has no authority to interpret the law.
Senator Gatica leaves political committee meeting at La Moneda and calls for Rabat's departure
The head of RN senators criticized Minister Rabat for failing to take political responsibility for reduced sentences for child abusers.
Rabat blames previous government for reduced sentences for sexual abusers
The Minister of Justice announced a bill for immediate consideration to ensure victims are heard and a judge reviews the merits of each sentence reduction.
Rabat admits victims were not heard in sentence reductions for 56 abusers
Chile's justice minister ruled out resigning over a possible constitutional accusation and announced a bill to exclude child rapists from the benefit.