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“We went to accompany the mothers of political prisoners in a peaceful protest when we were invaded by this contingent (of the police),” said Rodrigo Rojas, another member of the movement who attended the protest.
Perez and Woldarsky had joined a group of protesters that say the Chilean government took political prisoners during massive, and sometimes violent, demonstrations over inequality that took place in late 2019. The government has rejected the allegations that the detentions were politically-motivated.
Those protests opened the door to a referendum last October in which Chileans voted to rewrite the current constitution – drafted during Augusto Pinochet’s 1973-1990 military dictatorship.
Chile constitutional delegates detained during protest over political prisoners
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The inauguration of the architects of Chile s post-dictatorship constitution was interrupted by clashes between police and protesters. © Esteban Felix/AP/picture alliance The assembly is set to draft a new rule book to pry power from the hands of the elite
Chile new Constitutional Assembly started work on Sunday, hoping to create a new constitution which would take some of the power from the elites and distribute it more equally throughout the society.
However, the swearing-in of the assembly was delayed for hours amid clashes between protesters and security forces near the location of the ceremony.