Ivana Modica’s femicide: the air force sacked the accused

After confessing femicide of Ivana Modica, military pilot Javier Galván, detained since Monday and charged with homicide qualified by link and gender violence, he was fired by the air force.

In a brief statement on Twitter, the institution regretted the loss of Modica, described the event as “aberrant” and specified that the “immediate” withdrawal of Galván from the Argentine Air Force had been carried out.

The accused He is a military pilot and Argentine Air Force Officer, which he entered 21 years ago. Three years ago, he was transferred from Buenos Aires to the Cordoba Flight Test Center to take up the post of vice-commodore pilot.

“It is reported that the Institution proceeded with the immediate dismissal of the femicide Javier Galván, clearly indicating that this type of conduct will never be tolerated and that it is incompatible with the values ​​that support the actions of the Air Force. “, the institution said on Twitter.

Galván confessed yesterday to being the perpetrator of the crime before the prosecutor Jorgelina Gomez and, in the last few hours, he was taken to the place where he indicated he had buried his partner, Ivana modica, 47, missing since Thursday, February 11. His body was found dead near La Falda, Córdoba.

In dialogue with the TN channel, prosecutor Gómez expressed today: “It was not only because of the accused’s statement that the body was discovered, but there were other elements that led us to find it. There is a lot of material in the business ”.

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