Government asked to intervene on part of Chilean student arrested in Miami

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SANTIAGO. -  Senator Jaime Naranjo sent a letter today to the minister of Foreign Affairs, Alejandro Foxely, asking the government to intervene in the “worrisome situation” involving Chilean student Julio Borja.  Borja was arrested in Miami after he joked about the presence of a bomb at the airport.

In the letter, Naranjo expresses his “concern, as part of the Human Rights Commission, for the Chilean student’s situation”.  Julio Borja is currently being held in custody in Miami after joking that security officials checking his bags should not “squeeze” them too much because they “might explode”. 

“We are definitely not talking about a terrorist here, but rather a joke made in bad taste as a result of childish inexperience”, added Naranjo.

“Our government has an obligation to keep an eye on the situation to make sure that the rights of all Chileans in custody, in any part of the world, are respected and that they are provided with due process”, says Naranjo. 

In light of this consideration, Naranjo asks the government to “provide all assistance possible for the student and his family”.