Falklands: they have opened an investigation to determine if there are new remains of Argentinian soldiers buried in the islands

The Kelper government of the Falkland Islands on Thursday revealed that officially opened an investigation to determine if there are any remains of unidentified Argentinian soldiers buried in the Caleta Trullo area (Teal Inlet, according to its British name) east of Soledad Island.

Island authorities have commissioned the Royal Falkland Islands Police to investigate and contacted the Argentine government and the International Committee of the Red Cross, who participated in the operation to identify the remains buried in Darwin’s cemetery.

In this line, They called on the island’s residents to contact investigators in case of relevant information.. The official Kelper government statement makes it clear that this is an ongoing investigation, so at this time they will not provide more information on this.

As he could know Infobae, in July 2020, a British veteran contacted the governor of the islands and told him that as a result of the investigations he had carried out, found that in the midst of the chaos of the conflict, information about the existence of a temporary war grave with the remains of several Argentinian soldiers had been lost.

Faced with this problem, the local police then carried out a series of investigations on the basis of military files, interviews with veterans and archival documents. Although they could not confirm or exclude the information, they determined that there was sufficient evidence to advance the physical investigation at the site.. However, before withdrawing the land, he must coordinate the work with the Red Cross and the Argentine government.

British Colonel Geoffrey cardozo, who in 1982 was in charge of collecting the bodies on the battlefields to give them a dignified burial in Darwin, confirmed to Infobae who was among those consulted by the police and clarified that in 1983 he had already recovered the remains of an Argentinian soldier in the area of ​​Caleta Trullo (Teal Inlet), identified as Ramón Omar Quintana, born in San Miguel, member of the 7th Infantry Regiment.

A field hospital for the wounded has been set up in this area, which is why Argentinian soldiers may be transferred there after some fighting. Cardozo later sent another mission but no remains were found.

One possibility is that a delegation from the Committee of the Red Cross will participate in the fieldwork while traveling for the second stage of the Malvinas Humanitarian Project, a special mission to identify soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery.

This operation will be led by Luis Fondebrider, founder of the Argentine team of forensic anthropology (EAAF). While it is not usual for someone from one of the warring countries to lead this type of mission, Fondebrider’s professional prestige led the Kelper and British governments to agree.

Local authorities said it was an ongoing investigation, so the existence of the graves has yet to be reliably verified.

The government would coordinate a meeting with the Family Commission of Fallen in the Falklands and the South Atlantic Islands this Monday to provide more information.