Public prosecutors in Chile are investigating more than 1,000 cases of alleged abuses–ranging from torture to sexual violence - by security forces during weeks of anti-government unrest.
Father-of-three Alex Nunez was returning from work in October during a military curfew imposed to curb violent protests in Chile's capital Santiago when, his family said, he was chased by three police officers who beat him badly.
Police did not respond to a request for comment on the case and Reuters could not independently verify the family's account. "We are working hard to generate other channels so that the victims feel able to make complaints," she said. As street clashes rage in the prosperous Andean nation, the allegations of police brutality have put pressure on center-right President Sebastian Pinera, who has axed ministers and canceled major summits to quell anger."With the same force that we are going to investigate, prosecute and sanction those criminal groups who have destroyed property, we will investigate any excess, failure of protocol in the use of force or excessive use of force," he said in a Nov. 6 speech.
Many protesters say they have been blinded by rubber bullets and tear gas canisters. Patricio Acosta, president of Red Cross Chile, said more people lost an eye in the past three weeks than in the last 20 years. "The cops got out of their vehicle with weapons to shoot tear gas. They were shooting into the air and then they started to shoot directly at the people," said Aravena.
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