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Chile: Sentences against Víctor Jara's murderers upheld
ara was a Communist Party militant close to deposed President Allende (Pic AFP) Chile's Supreme Court Monday sentenced seven retired military officers involved in the Sept. 12, 1973, kidnapping and murder of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara to 25 years in jail, it was reported in Santiago. Those convicted are between 73 and 85 years old and are all at liberty.
”The facts described (...) are real since they occurred in a certain place and time and are proven, legally accredited through the means of proof,” the court's unanimous ruling read regarding the events the day after the coup d'état against the democratically-elected President Salvador Allende. Jara was abducted that day and murdered a few days later. His body was found near the Metropolitan Cemetery on Sept. 16.
In Monday's decision, the judges dismissed the defense's arguments against the Nov. 2021 sentencing by the Court of Appeals against Raúl Jofré González, Edwin Dimter Bianchi, Nelson Haase Mazzei, Ernesto Bethke Wulf, Juan Jara Quintana, and Hernán Chacón Soto to 25 years in prison for the murder and kidnapping of the musician.
The case of Jara, a Communist Party militant and helper of Allende's Popular Unity government, was one of the most prominent crimes pending closure.
Monday's sentence came just 15 days before the coup's 50th anniversary and amid a strong social polarization over the subsequent years of the General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte dictatorship, a regime that lasted 17 years and left more than 3,200 opponents dead, in addition to several other thousands arrested and tortured.
Also abducted and murdered together with Jara was then Prison Bureau Director Littré Quiroga. Monday's ruling imposed a 15-year sentence for the murders of Jara and Littré and 10 years for both kidnappings.
Quiroga's body was found next to Jara's in a field near a railroad track showing signs of torture.
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Aug 29th, 2023 - 11:57 am 0This will hopefully teach the likes of Raúl Jofré González..., Edwin Dimter Bianchi..., Nelson Haase Mazzei..., Ernesto Bethke Wulf..., Juan Jara Quintana..., Hernán Chacón Soto and Shicuréo de la Dehesa, Viña y Cerro Nevado to be a bit more careful when breaking them eggs to cook their omelettes...
Vincit Omnia Veritas...
Capisce...?
Tænk
Aug 29th, 2023 - 11:49 pm 0We're enjoying the city, especially with our youngest grandchild, we're currently baby sitting...
Although I still miss our former home, I'm growing accustomed to our apartment.
Madame actually is planning to join me in organizing the garden in Panquehue, which is pleasant - I assume...
Meanwhile, although many continue to tell TALL TALES about 1973, such as...
“The first time Lelia Pérez felt the sear of a cattle prod it was at the hands of a Chilean soldier. She was a 16 year old high school student, used as a guinea pig to help Pinochet’s security services hone their skills in torture. They didn’t even bother to ask any questions.”
What a tale......
¡Saludos de La Dehesa!
Tænk
Aug 30th, 2023 - 12:09 pm 0With all considerable respect - you already know my achieved rank upon retirement - but it's not worth reminding you.
Frankly I'm still in a marvelous mood as my knees still remain undamaged after a sustainable stressed skiing holiday.
I still do consider my health, as life always is uncertain for all of us...
Madame's medical remission is a reminder just how important we all should cherish each day we've been blessed...
You are correct that I do often feel out of place in our in our “pseudo-scandinavia” gypsy encampment and do prefer our humble adobe home instead...
My sincere worries (outside of our family) is the economic crisis we now face due to the stupidity of world leadership.
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Anyway my current thoughts are to our vegetable garden plans and the upcoming 18th national holiday.
¡Saludos de La Deshesa!
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