On May 29, 1977, the Chilean married couple Matilde PESSA MOIS and Jacobo STOULMAN BORTNIK, who had no political affiliation or ties, were detained upon the arrival of the flight they were traveling on between Santiago and Buenos Aires, before passing through International Police control.

Following their detention, the couple was found to be registered at the Hotel Winston Palace in Buenos Aires, which at that time was used by the security services of Argentina.

The Commission is convinced that they are victims of human rights violations. The case, however, does not fall within the context described above, given that the victims lacked political affiliation. The Commission verified that the DINA was aware of this case, but it lacks the evidence to attribute this disappearance to agents of the State of Chile.

(Note: A correction has been made for the publication of this interactive. In the report of the National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation (1991), the surname of Jacobo Stoulman Bortnik appears as "STULMAN BORTNICK"; the correct form is "STOULMAN BORTNIK").