Chile: he tried to burn in the bonzo style in front of the presidential palace to demand justice for the kidnapping and death of his brother

A man tried to burn himself in the bonzo style on busy Alameda Street, located in downtown Santiago and next to the presidential palace of La Moneda, the seat of the Chilean government.

As days went by, the individual was identified as Mario Carrión Rozas (40), brother of businessman Pedro Carrión, who was kidnapped, killed and dismembered earlier this year. Police information reported that the individual stopped on the aforementioned avenue and set fire to his car, around 6 a.m. on Friday morning.

According to what was reported by the Chilean Carabineros, who managed to extinguish the fire with a water tank from the Public Order Control that was in the vicinity of the place, Mario Carrión was admitted to the Emergency Hospital Public Assistance of Santiago, popularly known as the former Central Post, leaving him in serious condition and at risk vital. In addition, according to police expertise, remains of a gas cylinder were found inside the vehicle, a device that would have been the trigger for the explosion of the mobile phone.

The defense lawyer for the Carrión family, Jaime Valenzuela, told the Chilean media outlet Emol that the events that occurred on Friday in front of La Moneda were due to an act of protest carried out by Mario Carrión against the administrative authorities, and that it aimed to attract attention in order to obtain justice for the kidnapping and later murder of his brother Pedro. “I did not intend to attempt on his life,” said the lawyer.

It is worth mentioning that Pedro Carrión's son, Matías, pointed out to the same media that his uncle made that drastic decision due to the state of despair he was in. While Catalina Carrión, also the daughter of Pedro, in conversation with Radio ADN de Chile, argued that the reasons for Mario's immolation are clearly due to the lack of justice accused by the family of the murdered businessman and that this event has no direct relation to any particular type of debt that was afflicting him.

Likewise, Pedro Carrión's ex-wife detailed a clear lack of psychological support for Mario, who, in fact, was the person in charge of recognizing his brother's body after the discovery, an event that caused her significant emotional shock, anguish, depression and terrible sorrow. ''You will never think about seeing a loved one in those conditions'', the woman pointed out.

The case of Pedro Carrión dates back to January 3 of this year, when the businessman went to the capital Santiago to meet with his partners and collect a millionaire debt. However, that same day he was kidnapped and at the end of February, his body was buried and quartered in a home in the town of Quintero, located approximately 40 kilometers from the coastal city of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region.

To date, the case has two accused of kidnapping and homicide, although investigations by the Chilean Public Prosecutor's Office and the Investigative Police (PDI) do not rule out the involvement of more people in this crime.

Meanwhile, waiting for a new medical diagnosis are the relatives of Mario Carrión, who was left with 90% of his body burned, and there is still debate between life and death.

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