José Miguel Beltrán Gálvez
Victim of the military dictatorship.
Background
José Miguel Beltrán Gálvez
Victim of the military dictatorship.
Case summary
José Miguel Beltrán Gálvez was a retired Carabineros non-commissioned officer convicted for his responsibility in human rights crimes during the dictatorship. He was sentenced to eight years in prison for the aggravated kidnapping of Juan Isaías Heredia Olivares, which occurred in the city of Los Ángeles beginning in September 1973.
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The judges reduced the criminal sentences to eight years of imprisonment.
The Seventh Chamber of the Santiago Court of Appeals confirmed the convictions of three retired Carabineros non-commissioned officers for the aggravated kidnapping of Juan Isaías Heredia Olivares, which occurred beginning on September 16, 1973, in the city of Los Ángeles, Biobío Region.
In a unanimous ruling, judges Emilio Elgueta, Helga Marchant, and acting lawyer Enrique Pérez ratified the conviction issued by visiting judge Joaquín Billard on December 11, 2007, but reduced the criminal sentences to eight years in prison for José Jerman Salazar Muñoz, José Miguel Beltrán Muñoz, and Juan Manuel Villablanca Mendez.
In the first instance, Judge Billard had sentenced Salazar Muñoz and Beltrán Muñoz to a term of 12 years of imprisonment.
Source: El Mostrador, Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Court of Appeals confirms conviction for the kidnapping of Juan Heredia. The three retired Carabineros non-commissioned officers involved in the incident must serve...
The Seventh Chamber of the Santiago Court of Appeals confirmed the convictions of three retired Carabineros non-commissioned officers for the aggravated kidnapping of Juan Isaías Heredia Olivares, which occurred beginning on September 16, 1973, in the city of Los Ángeles, Biobío Region.
In a unanimous ruling, judges Emilio Elgueta, Helga Marchant, and acting lawyer Enrique Pérez ratified the conviction issued by visiting judge Joaquín Billard on December 11, 2007, but reduced the criminal sentences, establishing the following penalties: José Jerman Salazar Muñoz and José Miguel Beltrán Muñoz had their sentences reduced to 8 years of imprisonment, despite the fact that Judge Billard had sentenced them to a term of 12 years of imprisonment in the first instance.
The other defendant, Juan Manuel Villablanca Méndez, also received an eight-year sentence. Juan Heredia (married, 3 children, teacher) was detained at approximately 09:30 at his home in the city of Los Ángeles by a Carabineros patrol, in the presence of his spouse Nancy Burgos Barriga, his daughters, the domestic worker, and neighbors.
Source: Emol.com, August 26, 2008
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