The Commander in Chief of the Army, Javier Iturriagafrom the Rancagua Brigade in Arica, announced more measures after the death of conscript Franco Vargas in a failed march and military training in the Huamachuco Regiment, in northern Chile.
In this context, the authority of the military institution confirmed that will relieve six more Army authorities from their positions. Apart from the two officers who had a direct participation in the death of the young 19-year-old soldier.
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“According to the new background information collected in relation to the unfortunate events in which a conscript soldier died and two others were in serious condition, which occurred during the execution of a period of instruction in the Motorized Brigade No. 24 “Huamachucho””, specified the document.
Along these lines, he explained that “in addition to the administrative measures reported yesterday, the Commander in Chief of the Army has resolved reveal from command a section commander officer, three squad commander non-commissioned officers and two non-commissioned officers who participated in the execution of the march”.
It is worth remembering that Iturriaga highlighted, during yesterday’s session, the importance of transparency in research ongoing: “We seek to clarify responsibility for what happened,” he said.
