The reform bill will be unveiled in the first half of October and aims to prevent conflicts of interest and influence peddling.

On Tuesday, the Chilean government is stated that it is preparing to present a proposal in October to reform the system for appointing judges and magistrates in the wake of the corruption scandal currently rocking the judiciary.

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Justice Minister Luis Cordero addressed the issue after the Supreme Court decided to suspend Justice Ángela Vivanco, following revelations that she sought the support of influential criminal lawyer Luis Hermosilla for the post.

Hermosilla is being remanded in custody on charges of money laundering, bribery and tax fraud, corruption involving former government officials, politicians, businessmen and lawyers.

Cordero described the current state of the judicial system as ‘difficult, uncomfortable and pitiful’.

The reform bill will be unveiled in the first half of October and aims to prevent conflicts of interest and influence peddling.

Nuestra democracia requiere protección y fortalecimiento, y los antecedentes de corrupción y delitos graves la amenazan. Para el @GobiernodeChile no basta con señalar el problema, hay que tomar cartas en el asunto, por eso vamos a modernizar nuestra legislación para ser más… pic.twitter.com/04L6GFZAtY

— Camila Vallejo Dowling (@camila_vallejo) September 9, 2024

Meanwhile, MPs Daniel Manouchehri and Daniella Cicardini, of the Socialist Party, filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office asking for an investigation into recent acts of corruption.

‘We believe that there may be very serious crimes,’ said Manouchehri, mentioning among them a twisted administration of justice, lack of probity and bribery.

According to the MP, acts like these explain why people feel that there is one justice for the rich and another for the poor.

‘We think this is just the tip of the iceberg,’ he said.

Meanwhile, Cicardini recalled that bribes were also paid to officials working in the Internal Revenue Service and the General Treasury of the Republic.

‘Therefore, we believe that this network has been so wide that even the political power is not exempt,’ she said.

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