Chile’s political parties and social leaders on Monday demanded the dissolution of the Military police (Carabineros) three days after an agent shot dead juggler Francisco Martinez, 27, during an identity check.

“We demand the Senate to debate on the re-foundation of Carabineros,” Progressive Party (PRO) Senator Alejandro Navarro tweeted, recalling that police brutality is part of the “nefarious legacy” of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990).

Chile’s Communist Party (PC) Secretary Eduardo Artes also demanded the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera, “who has defended the Carabineros despite the brutality with which they have responded to the people’s protests.”

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