On 15 June, the government of José Antonio Kast submitted to the Chamber of Deputies a bill establishing the National Registry of Acts of Vandalism and Incivility. The initiative, one of the flagship measures announced in the State of the Union address on June 1, establishes a public, electronic, and national registry—administered by the Civil Registry—in which individuals with final convictions for 33 criminal offenses will be registered.
These are divided into “acts of vandalism” (crimes such as assaulting law enforcement, threats, murder of prosecutors, hijacking public transportation, or small-scale drug trafficking) and “incivilities” (administrative offenses such as drug use in public, unauthorized graffiti, or the illegal sale of alcohol).
Those included in the registry will face penalties ranging from the loss of social benefits—such as free higher education, the Universal Guaranteed Pension (PGU), and housing subsidies—to the inability to renew a driver’s license, obtain a passport, or attend professional sporting events.
The bill was introduced as a matter of utmost urgencyand is already facing criticism from the opposition, which has filed a constitutional objection and warned about its classist nature and potential unconstitutionality, as well as the risk that it could be used to persecute student and social protests.
Kast propone crear un Registro Nacional de Actos de Vandalismo e Incivilidades