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9 ex-servicemen sentenced for the murder of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara
SANTIAGO [19659004] The Chilean justice pronounced a sentence of 15 years and one day in prison against nine soldiers withdrew for the homicide of the famous singer-songwriter Víctor Jara to beginning of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in 1973 . Judge Miguel Vázquez ruled the first conviction for the case in Chile, after several years of investigation in which it was asked to determine the participation of former army officers in the 44 blows received by the Chilean troubadour, sympathetic to the government of ousted Salvador Allende.
Jara, author of the famous songs "I remember you Amanda" and "The right to live in peace" was arrested with professors and students from the State Technical University after the Coup d'etat in September 1973. Then he was taken to the Chile stadium in Santiago where he was detained for several days
Víctor Jara's family seeks justice in the United States
According to the testimonies of detainees at this place. Jara was tortured and his hands were broken with the butt of a gun to finally shoot him on September 16, 1973.
His body was found three days later near him. a cemetery
. In this case, former army lieutenant Pedro Barrientos was convicted in a US court. The soldier, who lives in the state of Florida, was sued by the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) for the widow and daughters of the troubadour and the poet
under the dictatorship of Pinochet , 3,000 people were killed or disappeared, while another 28,000 were tortured, including former President Michelle Bachelet
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