At the site, an event was held to refer to the day of protest. From the Darío Santillán Popular Front UTEP Only the passage to Neuquén was interrupted, with the burning of covers at the exit of the roundabout to block the passage. Around 12:30, the vehicular passage was cleared.
The Massacre occurred on June 26, 2002, during the interim presidency of Eduardo Duhalde, who, as a consequence of the impact of the event, had to speed up the call for elections for the following year and hasten his departure from the position he held.
Kosteki and Santillán were killed by police from the Buenos Aires province, a security force that tried to hide and distort what really happened, but, in the end, the two main suspects were tried and sentenced to life imprisonment. In addition to the two fatal victims, more than 30 people were injured by lead bullets in the tragic circumstances.
From the FPDS they made known the activity they have scheduled and highlighted that Darío and Maximiliano “represent the struggle and persistence in the search for justice. Their legacy endures in the collective memory, reminding us that the fight for a more just and equitable world must continue “.
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The militants of the Darío Santillán Popular Front strive to operate their soup kitchens at least twice a week with food donated by the neighbors themselves.
“Their lives cut short by violence will not be forgotten, and their example continues to inspire those who seek real change in our society, as they sought, raising their demands for work, dignity and social change. Which today are our flags of land , shelter and work,” they emphasized.
Furthermore, they highlighted that “the demand for trial and punishment of those politically responsible for his death is a cry that echoes and will not be extinguished until justice is done. His absence hurts, but his memory drives us to continue fighting for a future where events like these are just part of a past that should never be repeated again.
For her part, the local leader of the organization, Daniela Rojas, added that today it is more necessary than ever to “ask for justice again,” because a social panorama has been configured as disastrous as in the early 2000s. with a country “getting worse and increasingly more unemployment and more hunger“.
He maintained that the political line dictated by President Javier Milei in social matters is being replicated by the provincial government and the municipal Executive and pointed out that the popular spaces where food was provided to the needy have stopped receiving food assistance since November of last year.
The claim of the dining rooms
She stressed that her organization, and others, like her, have sought to maintain dialogue with the authorities of the commune but have not received any response to the questions they have formulated. She stated, along these lines, that the FPDS and “more than 78” people in charge of dining rooms and picnic areas, whom they have consulted for this purpose, have not received any the milk delivered by the Conin Foundation to the Municipality.
He assured that at least part of the milk distributed by the local Executive to soccer schools would fall on “political leaders” who would manage such entities and who would belong to the “same party” as the Cipoleño ruling party.
He stated, on the other hand, that the Ministry of Human Development of the province is not providing food supplies either and the commitment made by Minister Juan Pablo Muena to respond to the claims made to him has come to nothing, since the official He had promised to respond on June 3 and gave no signs of wanting to contact us.
The few dining rooms and snack bars that still operate in the city can only do so intermittently, with the collaboration of the neighbors themselves, and cannot meet the demand for food more than two or three days a week, at most.
The Darío Santillán Popular Front has a presence in the popular neighborhoods Puente 83 Sur, Puente 83 Norte, Puente de Madera, Antártida Argentina, Nuevo, 130 Propiedades, Costa Norte and 2 de Agosto. “Hunger is expanding, more and more people are coming to ask for food and we try to ensure that no one goes without food,” he highlighted.
