Chile indicts retired general, 2 officers in Pinochet-era killings by 'Caravan of Death'

[Judi Lynn]

Chile indicts retired general, 2 officers in Pinochet-era killings by 'Caravan of Death'
By Associated Press
12:27 PM EDT, April 20, 2009

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A retired army general and two other officers have been indicted in the killing of 14 dissidents in the early days of the 1973-90 dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

The Santiago Court of Appeals says judge Victor Montiglio indicted Gen. Gonzalo Santelices, Maj. Patricio Ferrer and Lt. Pablo Martinez as accomplices in the killings in 1973 in northern Chile.

The three retired officers were being held Monday at a military barracks.

The killings are tied to the Caravan of Death, a military party that left more than 90 political prisoners dead as it traversed the country shortly after the 1973 military coup led by Pinochet.

At the time of his retirement in 2008, Santelices was commander of the Santiago army garrison, Chile's largest.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-lt-chile-officers-indicted,0,4329343.story

[rabs]

1. One of the member of the Caravan has been living in Miami for years.

Former Chilean Army officer Armando Fernandez Larios. Article is from 1999 and long, but worth reading.

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The Assassin Next Door

Chile's infamous undercover operative Armando Fernandez Larios has lived a quiet life in Miami. But his past is about to catch up with him.

His Miami lawyer says Fernandez works at an auto-body repair shop, though he won't name the establishment. If it's true he is in the business of repairing damaged automobiles, and if you believe life finds winding ways to exhibit an odd sort of congruence, such a thing would credit your hypothesis. For 23 years ago Armando Fernandez Larios helped blow up a car, a sky-blue Chevrolet Chevelle, as it drove through traffic a few blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C., in the only assassination of a foreign diplomat ever to take place on U.S. soil.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1999-11-18/news/the-assassin-next-door/

[Judi Lynn]

2. Thanks for posting this. I'm anxious to read every word about this monster in the morning.

Thank you so much for your invaluable contributions, for helping us get closer to knowing the information which really helps us bridge that gulf over what's been missing in our corporate media's handiwork.

[rabs]

3. The ex-general and ex-major are out on bail

Former Gen. Santelices leading the Miitary Parade during Pinochet era.

Appeals court set a 500,000 peso bond (US$1,000) on Santelices and Martinez, they were allowed to go home from a military base where they were being held. Ferrer was denied bail and remains in custody.

Many lefties in Chile outraged. One poster said "Is this what Chileans are worth to the tribunals? Five hundred thousand peos for 14 dead. Is this what is called justice?

23/04/2009 - 15:46:54
Esto es lo que valen los chilenos para los tribunales.500 mil pesos por 14 muertos. ¿Ha esto se le llama justicia?

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