Original article: Senadora Cicardini (PS) se realiza test de pelo y presenta proyecto para hacer examen obligatorio a senadores PS Senator Daniella Cicardini has announced a new legislative proposal aimed at instituting mandatory drug tests via hair samples for senators. This announcement follows her voluntary submission to such a test on April 13 as a demonstration of transparency and integrity in public service. The initiative comes amid ongoing discussions triggered by a request from Cicardini and Congressman Daniel Manouchehri to the Comptroller General of the Republic, urging an audit to determine whether ministers, undersecretaries, presidential delegates, regional secretaries, and service chiefs comply with the legal requirement to undergo drug testing upon taking office.
Subsequently, President José Antonio Kast emphasized the need for legislation on this matter after acknowledging a delay in undergoing the test, which followed the request made by socialist lawmakers. “We need authorities who are free from drug trafficking, who act with complete transparency and are capable of executing their duties with full clarity. We were the ones who proposed legislation mandating authorities, from ministers to regional secretaries, to undergo drug tests upon assuming office, with public results.
Out of 670 authorities, none have complied. They are violating the law,” stated Cicardini. In this context, the legislator from Atacama reiterated that “if deputies, mayors, and government authorities are currently required to undergo testing, the Senate cannot remain exempt.
It cannot be the only institution in the country that lacks this obligation. ” “That’s why I voluntarily took a hair test at a certified laboratory this Monday, and its results will be publicly notarized. More importantly, I have submitted a bill requiring senators to also undergo drug tests,” she added.
What Does the Bill Propose? The proposal seeks to incorporate a new article 62 bis into the Political Constitution of the Republic, stating that senators upon taking office “must undergo tests for substance or illegal psychoactive drug consumption, which must be repeated at least twice during their legislative term after assuming their position. ” Additionally, the test will be conducted through a biological hair sample and the results will be made public.