highest court summons extraordinary plenary session due to revelations of ministers’ chats

highest court summons extraordinary plenary session due to revelations of ministers’ chats

In the midst of one of the worst crises it has faced in recent years, as a result of the revelation of different chats of members of the Supreme Court and appeal courts, the highest court decided to suspend the hearing of all cases for next Wednesday 19, in order to hold a plenary session, … Read more

They revoke preventive detention of former director of the PDI, Sergio Muñoz

They revoke preventive detention of former director of the PDI, Sergio Muñoz

In the framework of the Hermosilla case, the former director of the Investigative Police (PDI), Sergio Muñoz, left the precautionary measure of preventive detention after a decision by the Court of Appeals of Santiago, which accepted an appeal presented by his defense. Muñoz spent a month and a half in preventive detention, after being formalized … Read more

New head of the PDI asked to investigate the “disappearance” of the resume of the accused former director

New head of the PDI asked to investigate the “disappearance” of the resume of the accused former director

The newly appointed general director of the Investigative Police (PDI), Eduardo Cerna, announced the opening of an internal investigation to clarify the mystery surrounding the “disappearance” of the resume of the former director of the institution, Héctor Espinosa. This documentation, required by the Public Ministry, was lost during the administration of his predecessor, Sergio Muñoz, … Read more

The keys to the restart of the PDI after the fall of Sergio Muñoz

The keys to the restart of the PDI after the fall of Sergio Muñoz

“It’s like going back to the 90s“, said to The counter a high-ranking PDI officer, referring to the pronounced drop in confidence levels that the institution recorded this weekend, both in the Signos/The counter as in Cadem, which measured the impact of the formalization of its now former director, Sergio Muñoz, on the image of … Read more

President Boric appoints new head of the PDI after the arrest of former director Sergio Muñoz

President Boric appoints new head of the PDI after the arrest of former director Sergio Muñoz

The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security announced the appointment of Prefect General Eduardo Cerna Lozano as the new Director General of the Investigative Police (PDI), a decision made by President Gabriel Boric. Cerna will assume his new responsibilities immediately, after the court on Tuesday decreed preventive detention against the former director of the … Read more

Eduardo Cerna, the special operations expert who came to the PDI leadership

Eduardo Cerna, the special operations expert who came to the PDI leadership

The election of the new general director of the PDI, Eduardo Cerna Lozano, was very well received within the institution, where last night different detectives expressed their satisfaction with the President’s decision, given the profile of Sergio Muñoz’s successor, who mixes operationality and academy, which was precisely what the Government was looking for, where there … Read more

The silence of the right in the face of the trafficking of “secrets” from Hermosilla

The silence of the right in the face of the trafficking of “secrets” from Hermosilla

The revelations about the leaks of information by the former director general of the Investigative Police (PDI), Sergio Muñoz, to the controversial lawyer Luis Hermosilla, instead of causing noise, have generated silence in the opposition, despite the clear links he established the Prosecutor’s Office in the traffic of confidential information between the two and which, … Read more

New director of the PDI apologized to citizens for the Muñoz case

New director of the PDI apologized to citizens for the Muñoz case

The Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, and the undersecretary of the portfolio, Manuel Monsalve, This morning they received the new director general of the Investigative Police (PDI), Eduardo Cerna, at the La Moneda Palace. Cerna was appointed yesterday by the President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, after the resignation of Sergio Muñoz, who is … Read more

new PDI director and official defeat in the Senate

new PDI director and official defeat in the Senate

The Prosecutor’s Office continues to investigate the chats of lawyer Luis Hermosilla, conversations where the leak of data by the former director of the Investigative Police, Sergio Muñoz, was detected. Specifically, there are 12 cases in which the lawyer worked regarding which he learned secret information thanks to the former police chief. In his position, … Read more

Lawyer Rodrigo Reyes alludes to a “governance problem in the PDI” after the Muñoz case

Lawyer Rodrigo Reyes alludes to a “governance problem in the PDI” after the Muñoz case

The Fourth Guarantee Court of Santiago decreed this week preventive detention for the former director general of the Investigative Police, Sergio Muñoz, Due to its involvement in the Hermosilla case, it raised questions about what is happening within the high command of the civil police. In this regard, the lawyer, ethics specialist, Rodrigo Reyes, analyzed … Read more