9th Class Social Science Democracy in the Contemporary World

  • question_answer 2)
    Did the army have any legal right to arrest the Defence Minister of the country? Should the army have the power to arrest any citizen?  

    Answer:

    No, the army did not have any legal right to arrest the Defence Minister of the country (Chile) because the primary duty of the army is to protect the country from outside threats and obey the orders of the government. The Defence Minister is an important member of the government. The army will not act against its own government and ministers. No, the army should not have the power to arrest any citizen its main work is to defend the country from foreign threats from not the army. It is the duty of the police to arrest the citizens if there is need to do so.  


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