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White asks Kast to stand with him on Sept. 17: “Let’s face the bullets together”

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • San Bernardo Mayor Christopher White said he asked President Kast to accompany him on Sept. 17, when an alleged plot targeted him.
  • Kast visited the commune to support White after authorities recaptured the criminal known as “Indio Juan,” whom police say planned the attack with a criminal gang.
  • White described the meeting as valuable but uncomfortable, citing residents’ fear, insecurity and sense of abandonment.

San Bernardo Mayor Christopher White asked President Kast to “put our chests to the bullets together” on Sept. 17, the date on which he says he was supposed to be assassinated.

Let’s put our chests to the bullets together.

· Christopher WhiteWhite said he asked President Kast to accompany him on Sept. 17.

Kast visited the Chilean commune to express support for White after the recapture of “Indio Juan.” Authorities say the suspect, with the help of a criminal gang, was planning to attack the mayor during the Fiestas Patrias celebrations.

White told Cooperativa that he valued and appreciated the president’s visit, saying it was unusual for the head of state to come to the commune. But he also described their conversation as uncomfortable because he spoke about his experiences through pain and a sense of abandonment, as well as the way residents were suffering from crime.

I want to value and thank him for coming, because visiting a commune is not usual.

· Christopher WhiteWhite spoke about Kast’s visit to San Bernardo.

Beyond asking Kast to join efforts against insecurity, White said he asked the president to accompany him on Sept. 17. His appeal framed the security crisis as a shared test for national and local authorities.

It was, at times, an uncomfortable conversation, because of how I raised what I had experienced through pain and a sense of abandonment.

· Christopher WhiteWhite described discussing crime and residents’ concerns with the president.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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