Benedicto Antonio Gallegos Saball
Cesante — 29 years old.
Background
Benedicto Antonio Gallegos Saball
Cesante — 29 years old.
Case summary
Benedicto Antonio Gallegos Saball, a 29-year-old man who was unemployed, died on August 11, 1983, after receiving gunshot wounds to the thorax while at his home in Quinta Normal. His death was caused by the excessive use of force by military personnel patrolling the area during the curfew, constituting a human rights violation by agents of the State.
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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Benedicto Antonio GALLEGOS SABALL, 29 years of age, was fatally wounded in the thorax on the night of August 11, while he was at his home in Quinta Normal.
Testimonies and evidence gathered allow for the affirmation that the shots were fired by military personnel patrolling the area during curfew hours.
This Commission is convinced that Benedicto Antonio Gallegos died due to the actions of State agents, who made excessive use of force, violating his right to life.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1664