LAW NO. 20,516 CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM THAT ESTABLISHES THE OBLIGATION TO GRANT CRIMINAL DEFENSE AND LEGAL ADVICE TO NATURAL PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CRIMES AND WHO CANNOT SEEK TO THEMSELVES. National has given its approval to the following Bill, initiated in Motion by the Honorable Senators Alberto Espina Otero, Jose Garcia Ruminot and Baldo Prokurica Prokurica and former Senators Andres Allamand Zavala and Sergio Romero Pizarro. Draft Constitutional Reform: " Single Article.-Enter the following amendments to the Political Constitution of the Republic: 1. The following amendments in Article 19: a.-Add in the third paragraph the following sentence: " The law shall state the cases and establish the manner in which natural persons who are victims of crimes shall have advisory and free legal protection, in order to exercise the criminal action recognized by this Constitution and the laws. "b.-Intercalase the following fourth paragraph, passing the remaining ones to have the corresponding correlative order:" the offence has an inalienable right to be assisted by a defence lawyer provided by the State if I do not name one in the opportunity established by law. "2.-Substitute in the first paragraph of Article 20, the first time it appears, the expression" fourth indent "by" fifth indent ". ' And because I have had to approve and sanction it; therefore, promulgate and take effect as the Law of the Republic. Santiago, 24 June 2011.-SEBASTIAN PINERA ECHENIQUE, President of the Republic.-Cristian Larroulet Vignau, Minister Secretary General of the Presidency.-Rodrigo Hinzpeter Kirberg, Minister of the Interior and Public Security.-Felipe Bulnes Serrano, Minister of Justice. What I transcribe to you for your knowledge.-Salute atte. Mr Claudio Alvarado Andrade, Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency.