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Investigative police arrest man over alleged threat against Finance Minister Quiroz

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Chile’s Investigative Police arrested a 44-year-old man in La Araucanía over an alleged threat against Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz published on social media.
  • The post, shared on Facebook on Aug. 30, depicted Quiroz and murdered former senator Jaime Guzmán with apparent bullet wounds to their foreheads.
  • The National Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the arrest and said an investigation would establish the facts and any potential responsibility.

A 44-year-old man was arrested in Chile’s La Araucanía region over a social media post depicting Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz with a bullet wound to his forehead, alongside the murdered former senator Jaime Guzmán shown in the same way.

The Investigative Police made the arrest on Friday. The image had reportedly been posted on Aug. 30 by a Facebook account identified as “Fcis Jass” in the public group “Los Laureles Chile.” The post showed an altered image of Quiroz next to Guzmán, the former senator and founder of the Independent Democratic Union, or UDI.

The prosecution confirms that these events occurred.

· National Prosecutor’s OfficeThe office confirmed the arrest and the social media publication described in reports.

The National Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the operation in a press statement. It said the arrest followed media reports about a man detained in La Araucanía over a social media publication containing the altered image. The office confirmed that the reported events had occurred.

The prosecutor’s statement added that an investigation was under way to clarify the circumstances and determine any potential responsibility. The arrest therefore remains part of an active inquiry into the publication and its alleged threatening nature.

An investigation is currently under way to clarify the facts and determine any potential responsibility.

· National Prosecutor’s OfficeThe statement described the next step in the case.
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