Chile: Information on the Movimiento Teocratico and whether its members have immunity from police control
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHL25113.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chile: Information on the Movimiento Teocratico and whether its members have immunity from police control, 1 October 1996, CHL25113.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab4b44.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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Information on an organization called Movimiento Teocratico or Theocratic Movement is scarce among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
Please find attached a 1 March 1995 CHIP News article that provides information on an organization being investigated for fraud named Theocratic Movement - Revoluntionaries for Christ. A 3 January 1988 Washington Post article refers to a "theocratic movement" of right wing vigilantes that dumped offal in front of the offices of an opposition weekly for printing a religious cartoon.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
CHIP News [Santiago]. 1 March 1995. "Religious Sect to be Investigated for Fraud." [Internet] [Accessed 2 Oct. 1995]
The Washington Post. 3 January 1988. Final Edition. "How Chile Muzzles Its Press; In Santiago, Only the Bravest Fight Repression and Apathy." (NEXIS)
Attachments
CHIP News [Santiago]. 1 March 1995. "Religious Sect to be Investigated for Fraud." [Internet] [Accessed 2 Oct. 1995]
The Washington Post. 3 January 1988. Final Edition. "How Chile Muzzles Its Press; In Santiago, Only the Bravest Fight Repression and Apathy." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Contemporary Religions: A World Guide. 1992.
Cults, Sects and the New Age. 1989.
The Encyclopedia of Religion. 1987.
Political Handbook of the World. 1994-1995.
Religion in Politics. 1989.
Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World. 1991.
On-line search of media sources.
Two sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.
