Carlos Alberto Bustamante Mancilla
Empleado Embajada Argentina — 23 years old.
Background
Carlos Alberto Bustamante Mancilla
Empleado Embajada Argentina — 23 years old.
Case summary
Carlos Alberto Bustamante Mancilla, a 23-year-old employee of the Argentine Embassy, was executed by a military patrol in Santiago on September 14, 1973. The incident occurred during the curfew, and his death by gunshot wound was classified as a human rights violation due to the irrational use of force by State agents.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On September 14, 1973, Carlos Alberto BUSTAMANTE MANCILLA, 23 years old, an employee of the Argentine Embassy, died.
The victim was executed by a military patrol during curfew hours while leaving his home with a friend. His death certificate states that he died on September 14 at 10:00 p.m. in downtown Santiago due to gunshot wounds.
The testimony confirming that the shots were fired by military personnel and the cause of death by bullet lead the Commission to the conviction that Carlos Bustamante died as a victim of the irrational use of force by State agents, in an act of human rights violation.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1042