Chile justice undersecretary removed amid sentence-reduction scandal; opposition targets minister

Chilean President José Antonio Kast removed Luis Silva from the Subsecretaría de Justicia following 56 decrees that reduced sentences for sex offenders against minors. The Fiscalía Centro Norte has opened an investigation into Silva and Justice Minister Rabat for alleged administrative misconduct, and the opposition is preparing a constitutional accusation. This marks the first high-level resignation in the scandal, but the political fallout is expanding toward the minister.

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