- The Theocratic Kingdom of the Order of Nyahbinghi in Chile sent a letter to Gendarmerie advocating Mapuche ancestral authority.
The Rastafari community gathered in the Theocratic Kingdom of the Order of the Nyahbinghi in Chile expressed solidarity with the repeated request of machi Celestino Córdova to attend his rewe (sacred altar) to renew your spirituality.
It is a request that has even led him to face a hunger strike that exceeded the 100 days, given the lack of response from both the Government and the Gendarmerie and considering that he has suffered a progressive deterioration in his health due to not being able to carry out his activities as an ancestral Mapuche authority..
The group sent a letter to the Gendarmerie to allow the machi to go to the rewe to respect their human right to develop their spirituality, what he has seen denied in recent years by his sentence to 18 years of prison that he must serve for being considered guilty by the courts of the crime of the Luchsinger Mackay couple.
“Rastafarians being people who cultivate our spirituality, We recognize that Machi Celestino Córdova is a traditional authority of the Mapuche people, and that this must be respected by the State of Chile. We also remember that Chile is subscribed to international treaties, like the agreement 169 of the ILO, which must be fulfilled in practice and not just on paper. We also recognize that this return to your rewe has implications for your material and spiritual health., both him and his community, and that the State must recognize, respect and guarantee your right to health”, points to the letter.
“We stand in solidarity with Machi Celestino Córdova and the hunger strike he is carrying out, and we support your just request, as well as we support the just struggle of the Mapuche People, and of all the oppressed. We Nyahbinghi say: Justice so there is peace!”, add the text.
further, representatives of Casa Nyahbinghi attended Temuco to participate in the We Tripantu celebration outside the Temuco prison, where the machi is kept, to give you all the support of your community.
Right now outside Temuko prison, brother Juan Cortés of the Rastafarian community of Pirque in We Tripantu machi Celestino Córdova. pic.twitter.com/RGcTYaiQgH
— RADIO KVRRUF (@RadioKurruf) 9 July 2018
