Stay updated with breaking news from Nelson Haase. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Pedro Barrientos, 74, was charged in the kidnapping, torture and killing of the popular folk singer Víctor Jara days after the 1973 military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende.
Folk singer Victor Jara was held in a sports stadium where he was interrogated, tortured and killed. The soldiers, aged between 73 and 85, will now have to serve sentences of between 8 and 25 years.
Santiago de Chile, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Supreme Court today sentenced seven retired soldiers for the crimes of qualified kidnapping, torture and murder of the renowned singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, as well as Litré Quiroga, former prison director.
The soldiers aged between 73 and 85 will have to serve prison sentences ranging between eight and 25 years.
SANTIAGO, Chile: A Chilean court on Monday (Aug 28) confirmed jail terms for seven elderly ex-soldiers for the 1973 murder of beloved folk singer Victor Jara in the aftermath of the coup d'etat that installed dictator Augusto Pinochet. The soldiers, aged between 73 and 85 and free men until the ruling, wil