Chile
launched the request to Argentina for the extradition of Facundo Jones Huala
after his arrest in El Bolsón by the Río Negro Police.
This was confirmed by Argentine government sources to
Clarín
and also by the Undersecretary of the Interior of the trans-Andean country, Manuel Monsalves, to journalists in Santiago de Chile.
The official said in statements from Congress that
"it is up to start the procedures"
to request the extradition of Jones Huala, which must be carried out by the Public Ministry.
"The government (of Gabriel Boric) is going to be attentive, because we are interested, of course,
that there is no impunity
in this or in any case. Therefore, we want him to be extradited
so that he can serve the
corresponding sentence," he remarked. Monsalve.
Sources from the government of Alberto Fernández pointed out to
Clarín
that we must also wait for the formalization of the request, but that there is already communication in this regard with Chile.
If they don't do it in the short term, you know in Chile, Jones Huala could be released because his offense in the province of Río Negro is free from
prison.
"Jones Huala is at the disposal of the Federal Court of San Carlos de Bariloche
for having been arrested for a violation
," official sources confirmed.
At the request of the court, Chile was consulted regarding its interest in the arrest of Jones Huala in the context of the case for which he is a fugitive: the Justice of that country sentenced him to
six years in prison
.
Clarín
confirmed that the Chilean Prosecutor's Office, after being informed of the arrest of Jones Huala, communicated through the relevant international channels that there is interest in extraditing the Mapuche activist.
Jones Huala was under the influence of alcohol at the time of his arrest.
Photo Police of Río Negro
The purpose of this measure is for him to serve the sentence imposed on him in case RUC 1300038520-9, for his participation as the perpetrator of the crimes of arson in a room and illegal possession of a
handmade
firearm .
Regarding Jones Huala, who had been a fugitive for a year, there is an arrest warrant issued by the Court of First Instance and Guarantee of Río Bueno, in Chile.
"The Chilean Prosecutor's Office, through its International Cooperation and Extraditions Unit (UCIEX) and the Río Bueno Local Prosecutor's Office, is working to request the extradition of Mr. Jones Huala
as soon as possible
," they said in that country. .
look too
Drunk and in women's clothes: this was the arrest of Facundo Jones Huala in El Bolsón
The opposition celebrated the arrest of Jones Huala and pointed to the Government: "He turned a blind eye for three years while the south suffered violence"
