About Valentina Zagmutt

Researcher at Espacio Público. Lawyer from Diego Portales University with a Master 's in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. She has worked in criminal defense of lawbreakers, investigating criminal prosecution issues. She recently published a book that compiles the findings of an empirical research on the conviction of innocent people in Chile in the context of proceedings involving admission of responsibility. She is the coordinator and main researcher of a project led by Espacio Público, on criminal justice systems and their fight against corruption in Latin America, together with Argentina, Brazil and Guatemala.