The relatives ask for a DNU to reactivate the research of the submarine

Eight months after the disappearance, they walked to Casa Rosada

eight months after


the disappearance of ARA San Juan
family members of the 44 crew members of the submarine marched yesterday, from Congress to Plaza de Mayo, to ask the government for emergency measures for the submarine's search . In front of Casa Rosada, hundreds of people joined the demonstrations and showed their solidarity. The national anthem was sung and some members of the family spoke to those present.

The main claim is for the president: he is required to sign a decree of necessity and urgency (DNU) for the direct contract of a private company. The search for the vessel

The tendering process with the Spanish company Igeotest Geosciences and Explorations SL was canceled because the company changed its name to call for tenders. The $ 98 million reward offered by the Department of Defense in exchange for information to locate the submarine has also been eliminated.

"We feel very lonely, there is no flag, there are 44 children who have disappeared what we are doing," said Yolanda Mendiola, mother of Corporal Leandro Fabián Cisneros, a member of the crew

Yolanda arrived in the federal capital from Jujuy and camped for 19 days, with 20 other relatives, in front of the Government House in search of answers.The tents are under a meter of black nylon Casa Rosada Since the parents' group has settled there, everyday citizens approaching bring blankets and food as a gesture of support.

Family members recite the names of the crew several times, they asked for "research, truth and justice" and, after speaking on the spot with megaphones, they threw 44 blue balloons in the sky.

Luis Tagliapietra, father of Lt. Alejandro Tagliapietra's lieutenant and represented families facing justice, said:
THE NACION : "Time pbades and it is very necessary that the DNU be signed for the direct contract of a private company."

Last Wednesday, before the bicameral commission investigating the disappearance of the submarine, a NCO who was chief of communications at the naval base of Mar del Plata, on November 15, revealed that three unsuccessful attempts were made to communicate that day, in less than five minutes, with ARA San Juan. He said that it was not calls, but attempts to transmit data. On that day, contact with the submarine who had undertaken a mission from the port of Ushuaia to the base of Mar del Plata was lost. The last communication was published at the height of Chubut. While there was international cooperation for the search of the ship, the results were void