State Violence in Chile

That the Parliament notes with alarm the escalation of violence that it considers is being perpetrated by the Chilean state against its citizens; understands that the Chilean people are protesting against stagnant wages, privatisation and increasing inequality, which has been met with violence by the state, including reports of torture and sexual assault against some of those detained by the government, and believes that Scotland should stand in solidarity with the Chilean people and condemn what is sees as the violence of the state and police.