Sale of weapons to narcos: the head of the army will denounce an officer for broadcasting an "illegal registration"

The Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Ricardo Martínez presented this Tuesday before the Senate Defense Committee as a result of drug trafficking charges by the United States. army to the institution of the drug dealer. 19659002] Martinez arrives at the Congress accompanied by the Minister of Defense, Alberto Espina who ratified it yesterday after revealing that he had been aware of these crimes in the institution.

"I am here to clarify any expression that I have made and subject to observation and, as I said, I am here to because of an illegal recording that has been broadcasted and that we are going to file a complaint in court, because the background we have is referring to an officer an officer who would have made the recording and delivered it to a media ", accused Martinez in the instance.

"The Chilean Army has no doubt that it is subor dined to the political authorities There is no deliberation either," he said.

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– SenadoChile (@Senado_Chile) [2771920] of November 27, 2018] from all to the Minister of Defense " [19659002] The commander-in-chief of the land army also said inform the Defense Minister of everything, Alberto Espina evoking the situation of illegal sale of weapons by the army. army and explained that he was not communicating because " was a private weapon and that the corresponding complaint had been filed in court the legal responsibility was therefore fulfilled." [19659002] "Same s' it's true, today, the only data I have or the five suboffices there is no indication that in the future, an official problem may fall or have an official problem "he said.

Ricardo Martínez also relativized the fact that between October and November, the Army was subjected to an exhaustive revision which cost him the retreat of 21 soldiers under the leadership of the commandment.

At the beginning of his exhibition, the Minister of National Defense stated that the denunciation of the sale of arms to the Crown was an order that he himself gave, so that he was not allowed to do so. he does not investigate military justice.

Director of Intelligence Services: There is no certainty about the fate of weapons

In the meantime, the Director of Intelligence Services of the 39, army, General Guillermo Paiva said that the weapons had been distributed to drug traffickers, as stated by the army chief.

"We presume that it is a drug trafficking. It is possible that these weapons were purchased by persons who do not meet the required conditions and is intended for personal defense, the security of their facilities etc., "he said in his presentation.

"We do not have this experience, it's a procedure that adopted a clbad that offered money to the clbades to buy them, give them for lost, and later resold them. do not know who for the moment ]"he added.

Of the five corporals involved, one is being treated on temporary leave and the other four will be definitively separated from the institution as a result of [ajudgmentoffirstinstance respecting the presumption of innocence.

It should be remembered that the general information was revealed last week by The Clinic filtering the sound of an appointment with 900 officers from the US. military school in which General Martinez acknowledged that the officials of the institution They sold weapons to groups of drug traffickers.