Extradite accused killer of Chilean singer Victor Jara, daughter pleads
JULY 20, 2018 / 2:19 PM / UPDATED 44 MINUTES AGO
Cassandra Garrison
4 MIN READ
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The daughter of popular Chilean folk singer Victor Jara has urged the Chilean government to act quicker to push for the extradition from the United States of the man found liable for the 1973 murder of her father.
Victor Jara’s work, and the nature of his death, inspired tributes from artists including Bruce Springsteen, the Clash and U2. His music and memory remain a fixture in modern Chilean society.
A Chilean judge sentenced eight retired military officers to 15 years in prison in July for his murder, after a long-running inquiry.But another man wanted in connection with the murder remains free and is living in the United States.
Retired army lieutenant Pedro Barrientos was found liable for Victor Jara’s death in 2016 in a federal civil court in Florida, where an ex-conscript described how Barrientos would later brag and show off the pistol he used to shoot and kill the singer.
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-chile-rights-jara/extradite-accused-killer-of-chilean-singer-victor-jara-daughter-pleads-idUKKBN1KA2MG
Barrientos in the middle.