Symbol copyright Reuters Symbol caption The Museum of Historical Past and Human Rights used to be opened to keep alive the reminiscence of crimes dedicated throughout the years of military govt
Chile’s culture minister, Mauricio Rojas, has resigned after complaint over feedback he made in 2015 about a human rights museum.
Mr Rojas got here beneath hearth after it was once found out that he had wondered the validity of the museum in Santiago.
He known as it a montage and stated its objective used to be to shock visitors and manipulate historical past.
The Museum of Historical Past and Human Rights files abuses during the army govt of Augusto Pinochet.
In a guide published in 2015, Mr Rojas is quoted as saying the museum’s intention is to astonish and stop guests from reasoning.
“it is a shameless and misguided use of a national tragedy that touched so many folks immediately,” he mentioned.
After the scandal broke out over the weekend, Mr Rojas said those comments didn’t replicate his current view, and added that he had “never diminished nor justified unacceptable, systematic and grave human rights violations that took place in Chile”.
But force from human rights firms and politicians from each left and proper forced him to surrender after best four days in the job.
The Chilean President Sebastian Piñera mentioned he had frequent his resignation for the great functioning of the govt.
The Museum of Historical Past and Human Rights used to be opened in 2010 through the then president Michelle Bachelet to remind other folks of the crimes and abuses committed throughout the years of military govt, from 1973 to 1990.
