They call for a protest for the right to sacramental cultivation and against police montages

protest in favor of cannabis cultivation

The Rastafari community called for a demonstration in favor of sacramental cannabis cultivation and against police setups to Monday morning 28 October on the front of the Oral Criminal Court of Puente Alto, located in front of the Municipality, on Concha y Toro Avenue 1723, to 09:00 hours.

This protest occurs in connection with the start on Monday of the oral trial to which the Rastafarian priest will be subjected. Bongo Don, accused of cannabis trafficking and illegal cultivation, crimes for which the Prosecutor's Office requests 6 Y 3 years in prison respectively.

“We JAHmado all YoyYo to stand up for rights and justice this Monday at 09:00 hours so that a brother or sister never again has to go through the babylon cages to grow our yerba santa”, says the call.

The text also asks to carry “your protest sign, drum and seeds to activate the fire of protest for our brother and priest Bongo Don YoyYo is still in the robeJAH, RASTAFARI forever and ever!”

Illegal break-in

In a statement, Bongo Don explained that almost three years ago his house was illegally raided by the PDI, since they entered his home without a search warrant, and they confiscated him 22 cannabis plants for spiritual and medicinal use, since she is also a professional naturopath.

further, The Prosecutor's Office accuses him of possession of 13 O 14 kilos of cannabis, which fellow Rastafari musician and priest Nyahbinghi flatly denies.

“I recognize what they raided in my house 22 plants, the others 2 They were already cut, and the assumptions 13 O 14 kilos that they blame on me I recognize 300 grams of flowering tops usable for medicine and 500 grams of leaf, because they are separated for medicine, They are two different things, one has psychoactivity and others do not have psychoactivity. Y I recognize 500 grams of leaf, usable“, stated in the aforementioned statement.

“Everything else is non-usable or marketable remains of cannabis sativa, because they were the discarded remains of what I used for medicine, counting a large number of dry stems up to two meters long that weighed heavily, that must have been at least 4 O 5 kilos”, held.

further, Bongo Don, whose legal name is Dago Perez, is the son of Lumi Videla, murdered by the dictatorship, Y Sergio Perez, detained missing, both were leaders of the MIR.

He also maintained that the National Prosecutor's Office ruled out the possibility of ending the case.

“I am clear that the final decision of the courts will be a political decision, that's why I don't trust myself. The most demonstrative of this is that the defense lawyer together with the prosecutor jointly made the request last year to stop pursuing the case., which was rejected by the National Prosecutor's Office”, asserted.

He also thanked the support received during this time..

“Finish by thanking everyone from heart to heart who has supported me in different ways during these difficult times., but they will be fruitful. Only the truth will set us free, the Blessed Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, will break the chains and give us Victory again and again”, he concluded.