Court of Temuco orders Gendarmerie to calculate time limit for convict to apply for parole

The Court of Appeal of Temuco granted the application for amparo filed by the defendant's defence and ordered Gendarmería to make the calculation of the exact date on which he may apply for parole. In a unanimous decision, the Second Chamber of the High Court accepted the constitutional action, after establishing that the penitentiary institution violated the legal right of the convicted person to know the date on which he may submit his applica…