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5
Arrested For Killing In Chile's Quake-Hit
Area
SANTIAGO - Five members of Chile's Navy
Patrol were detained on Wednesday for
allegedly killing a civilian in Hualpen, an
area affected by the Feb. 27 earthquake.
The area has been under a curfew since the
earthquake to avoid rapine and public
disorder, local media reported.
The corpse of a 45-year old man was found at
4:30 a.m. local time (0730 GMT) Wednesday
next to a soccer field.
According to Admiral Roberto Macchiavello,
the man died from excessive use of force by
the members of the Navy Patrol, who have
been taken to the Prosecutor's Office.
"In these cases, there are differences in
criteria and interpretations, which we are
trying to solve," Macchiavello said.
He added that these kinds of behaviors would
not be tolerated under the current
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