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It has been revealed in an article that appeared in “El Mercurio” on March 23 (“La PDI y la masonería”, by Sergio Muñoz Riveros) that since 1990, the five general directors of the PDI have all been Freemasons. That, in addition, to replace the recently resigned director, Sergio Muñoz Yáñez, “the press announced the names of eight senior police chiefs, all Freemasons”, of which one of them, Eduardo Cerna, was elected.
And finally, at the graduation ceremony for detectives (159) held last December (and from which the author of the article cites the website of the Grand Lodge of Chile) “on behalf of the Grand Master (of Freemasonry) ), the First Grand Vigilante Juan Eduardo Urrutia Bordagaray, presented the medal of the Grand Lodge of Chile for the first seniority, awarded to the aspirant and Brigadier Mayor Escuela, Nicolás Ignacio Concha Campos. In addition, Sovereign Grand Commander Carlos Soto Concha was also present on this significant occasion.” Ceremony that was also attended by the President of the Republic, the Minister of Justice and other high authorities.
Quite rightly, the author of the article asks: What exactly does this mean? and Why is the Grand Lodge authorized to award a medal to the best graduate of the Research School?” And given all the previous antecedents, it would not be strange if the message perceived by young people who graduate from this important institution of the Republic is that their possibilities of accessing its highest positions increase extraordinarily if they join said order that seeks development. spiritual and moral of its members.
Wouldn’t the same thing happen if it were known that since 1990 the five general directors of the PDI had been members of another organization that seeks the spiritual and moral improvement of its members, such as, for example, Opus Dei? And that the eight candidates to be the sixth of them have also been from Opus Dei? And that at the last detective graduation ceremony, the best of the class had received a decoration given by said institution?…
As the political scientist, Carlos Huneeus, very well puts it, “the monopoly of the leadership of the PDI by an elite belonging to a philosophical current raises several questions: Were they Masons before joining the PDI or were they so after? Why do only Freemasons reach the highest positions? At what point in the professional career are decisions made that favor Masonic detectives? What are the decision-making mechanisms to separate those who rise to the highest positions from those who are excluded?” (“El Mercurio”; 3-28-2024).
A transparent answer to these questions is required by the entire country and the preservation of the prestige of both the PDI and the Masonic order. Especially at a time in the country (and the world!) when all of the most traditional institutions are being greatly affected in their moral credibility. And even more so when the last two directors of the PDI appear involved in serious acts of corruption for which they had to leave their high positions and face justice today.
Felipe Portales