Significance: The incendiary revelations further harm the reputation of the army, which is already caught up in a corruption scandal. They also coincide with serious damage to the credibility of Chile’s militarised police, the Carabineros, after a Mapuche youth, Camilo Catrillanca, was shot dead last week in the conflict-torn southern region of La Araucanía.
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