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Acoforag and Attack in Collipulli: "Violence Persists and Terrorism Operates in the Southern Macrozone"
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"The State must take control and consider this a national problem, not as it is being handled today," said René Muñoz, manager of Acoforag (Association of Forestry Contractors), following the arson attack that destroyed four trucks and four machines on the route connecting Collipulli and Angol in the Malleco province this Thursday, just hours before Interior Minister Álvaro Elizalde arrived in the La Araucanía Region.
The attack, interpreted by some as a "welcome" to the Secretary of State, involved a group of hooded individuals who tied up a night watchman before setting fire to the machinery.
Muñoz added that while the number of attacks "has undoubtedly decreased, the problem persists, violence continues, and terrorism operates permanently in the Southern Macrozone."
Meanwhile, José Villagrán, president of the Southern Truck Owners Federation (Fedesur), commented that these attacks demonstrate that violent groups continue to operate with impunity in the Southern Macrozone. He criticized the lack of results since the creation of the Ministry of Security, stating, "We transporters are constant targets of these attacks, and no change is seen under Minister Cordero's management."
"Trucks keep burning, and no one takes responsibility. A modern and effective intelligence law is urgently needed, but the government does not seem willing to push for it urgently," added Anadeska Pincheira, pro-secretary of the CNC and president of Asoducam Valdivia.
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Minister Álvaro Elizalde, who participated in the Public Accountability event of the Presidential Delegate of La Araucanía, Eduardo Abdala, in the commune of Padre de Las Casas, announced that the government will file a lawsuit over the attack.
"Legal teams are reviewing the details of this specific incident and, based on that, determining which legal provision should be invoked. A lawsuit is filed to proceed with the investigation," he explained.
The attack has drawn multiple criticisms from the political sphere, as the region is under a state of emergency yet still experiences such incidents.
Deputy Andrés Jouannet (Amarillos) challenged Elizalde, saying, "You, who come here with self-satisfaction, tell your President that he will leave and leave the region worse than he found it because the military comes from President Piñera's time—they haven’t done anything new. They will leave, and we will continue with terrorism. I’m not the one saying this; the International Terrorism Index says there is terrorism in La Araucanía. Here we continue to suffer attacks, and you have not had the courage to go after the terrorists."
"You know where they are, but you lack courage and are utterly indifferent to the pain we endure here," he added.
Source:Cooperativa
