Victor Jara killing: Nine Chilean ex-soldiers sentenced
Victor Jara killing: Nine Chilean ex-soldiers sentenced
4 July 2018
REUTERS
Victor Jara was killed when he was just 40 years old
A judge in Chile has found eight retired soldiers guilty of the 1973 murder of popular folk singer Victor Jara.
A ninth suspect was sentenced for his role as an accessory to Jara's murder.
Victor Jara was arrested the day after the military coup led by Gen Augusto Pinochet and taken to a sports stadium in Santiago, where he was tortured in front of other prisoners.
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Soldiers had crushed his fingers, telling him he would never be able to play his guitar again. The 40-year-old singer became famous in the 1960s and 70s for his protest and pacifist songs such as The Right to Live in Peace.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44709924
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142101521
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Victor Jara, wife, two daughters.