A Chilean opposition party asked the Buric government to negotiate with Bukele to send foreign prisoners to El Salvador

This Wednesday, deputies of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) called on the Ministry of Foreign Relations to follow the example of Donald Trump and negotiate with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukelefor transfer foreign prisoners to prisons from that country, in order to combat overpopulation in Chilean criminal enclosures as a result of organized crime.

They expressed it Juan Antonio Coloma, Secretary General of the You, next to its peers members of the Foreign Relations Commission of the Lower House, Cristhian Moreira and Cristián Labbéwho assured that “the government cannot continue from crossed armslamenting by the increase in the foreign criminal population and by the negative of some countries to receive their citizens who have been expelled. ”

According to parliamentarians, “during these three years of administration they have justified that neither Venezuela or Bolivia They are accepting deported foreigners, but they have not explored any option that allows to solve this problem, ”they folded.

“That’s why we believe so much he President Boric as the Foreign Ministry They should Study seriously This agreement that USA is reaching with El Salvador, because beyond the ideological differences that this government may have with those two countries, seems to be a Good alternative For the current situation we live, ”they said to Chorus.

Thus, the trio announced that they will write a letter to President Boric and the Chancellor Alberto Van Klaverenwho will also quote the Foreign Relations Commission of the Lower House to explore this possible agreement.

However, the legislators went further and recalled that the Government promised to erect a new high security prison In Santiago -which does not begin her works-, so they demanded to implement the construction of “express” criminal enclosures with the aim of fighting overcrowding.

“They have already passed more than six months Since the construction of a new high security prison was announced, but we have not seen No concrete advancealthough in this type of subject one would expect a much more expedited plan where so many permits are not needed, but that a greater political will. Otherwise, prisons will continue to overflow, ”they closed.