[Politics] Deputy RN presents an initiative to ban tinted windows in vehicles: She has the support of UDI, PS and DC parliamentarians

[FNX Magokiler]

"Until a few years ago the use of tinted windows and adhesive sheets was totally prohibited in Chile. Today the modification to this regulation is being used by criminal gangs," said Catalina del Real, vice president of Renovación Nacional and author of the project.

The initiative, presented this day, seeks to modify the Traffic Law, for which it proposes to prohibit "the placement of any object that totally or partially impedes visibility from and to the interior of the vehicle", "the use of sheets; and dark glasses or tinted; or any other object that totally or partially impedes visibility to and from the interior of the vehicle", and "driving a vehicle without the license plate or with it hidden or in a state that prevents its reading, when it is required". And, in the face of these modifications, it would also be established that the police may carry out identity checks without prior order from the prosecutors on those who they believe have committed or attempted to commit a crime, simple crime, misdemeanor, infraction or very serious contravention in accordance with the law. of the transit. In addition to Del Real, the initiative has transversal support, from the UDI -such as Cristián Labbé-, from the Christian Democracy -Miguel Ángel Calisto- and from the Socialist Party -Jaime Naranjo-, added to another from Renovación Nacional such as Miguel Mellado.

The background presentation begins with the murder of police officer Breant Rivas Martínez, in the city of Chillán, who responded to a call from neighbors who warned of the presence of a "suspicious vehicle circulating with tinted windows."

 

 

Likewise, two more cases are mentioned in the document -an assault and carrying weapons- in which the criminals used this mechanism to avoid being observed from the outside. "It has become repetitive that criminals -mainly dedicated to drug trafficking and violent robberies- use vehicles with tinted windows to avoid being easily identified by the police and even that community or highway surveillance cameras can record them for identification. "said the deputy. And he added: "When carrying out road checks or in urban areas, when the vehicle has tinted windows, it is difficult for the police to be able to observe who goes inside the mobile and many times they even flee from the place, initiating persecutions that end in accidents with serious consequences, deaths and innocent people involved". Data According to police data, from January to April 2022, "a total of 3,569 "encerronas" or "portonazos" have been registered, which corresponds to a 91% increase compared to the same period in 2021. Only in the month of April, a total of 1,000 violent vehicle thefts occurred in just 28 days, which is equivalent to an increase of 171%," Del Real said.

 

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