This Wednesday, the plenary session of the Supreme Court decided to appoint a minister on extraordinary visit to investigate what happened with the Motorized Brigade No. 24 “Huamachuco” of the Armyin the exercise in the sector of Pocollo, in Putre, Arica region.
The appointed minister was Jenny Book that performs functions in the Court of Appeals of Santiago, along with presiding over the Court Martial.
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In this way, the decision of the highest court in the country is added to that of the Arica Regional Prosecutor’s Office, who announced a inquiry after a job sent by him Human Rights Institute of the region for alleged illegitimate coercion and cruel treatment. Furthermore, he also runs a administrative summary instructed by the undersecretary of the Armed Forces, in order to determine possible responsibilities.
On Tuesday, May 7, it was learned that the Commander in Chief of the Army, Javier Iturriaga, announced the relief of six authorities from the uniformed entity, who also join the two officers who directly participated in the exercise that claimed the life of the conscript soldier Franco Vargas.
“In addition to the administrative measures reported yesterday (Monday, May 6), the Commander in Chief of the Army has decided to reveal the command a section commanding officer, three squad commander non-commissioned officers and two non-commissioned officers who participated in the execution of the march,” was stated in a statement issued by the military institution.
