Chile's police may have violated protocols - Pinera

His comments came after Amnesty International released a report denouncing a "deliberate policy" of wounding protesters during the unrest that broke out last month and has so far resulted in 22 deaths.

The National Institute of Human Rights has reported about 2,000 injuries, while health organisations claim that more than 280 people have suffered eye damage from shotgun pellets. President Pinera has previously condemned what he said were abuses committed by police, and promised "there will be no impunity" for both protesters and security forces.

"The intention of the Chilean security forces is clear: to injure demonstrators in order to discourage protest, even to the extent of using torture and sexual violence against protesters," Amnesty's Americas director Erika Guevara-Rosas said in a statement.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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