Case File 113.075: Illegitimate coercion case against students from Temuco

52.- Testimony of Gerardo Antonio Charrie Ferrer , from page 951, Retired Civil Employee of the Chilean Army , who stated that he joined the CNI in 1980, entering the barracks located on Calle República , where he served as a guard for three years.

After this, he was assigned to the Borgoña barracks , also as a guard. Shortly thereafter, he began working as a telephone operator for the General Staff of Álvaro Corbalán . Subsequently, he became a driver for the Brigada Verde under the orders of Captain "Téllez" .

He worked in several teams there, but spent the most time in the one commanded by Detective "Apablaza" . He asserted that he was never required to participate in operations alongside Captain "Téllez" .

Nor does he recall if he had a team for carrying out missions. He noted that his operational name was "John Ramírez". He was never required to participate in operations in the regions. The detainees, men and women, were downstairs in the dungeons, and a team from the barracks guard was in charge of them. Only officers and permanent staff had access to the facilities where the detainees were held.

Source: Judiciary, October 30, 2009

History of the CNI - by Manuel Salazar (Excerpt)

In July 1989, Corbalán maintained a team of 19 civil employees integrated into his inner circle. They were Francisco Barra Puentes, Ginno Carrasco Concha, Marcelo Charrier Ferrer, Jorge Domínguez Betancourt, Raúl Escobar Muñoz, Francisco Gajardo Quijada, Nelson González Oporto, Víctor González Salgado, Miguel Fernández Sabat, Jorge Meneses Arcauz, Lidia Merino Medel, Víctor Monsalve Oyarzo, Hans Muller Leiva, Fernando Nilo Cerecer, Juan Olivares Carrizo, Luis Penrros Guerrero, Adonis Rigoletti Gaete, Héctor Rubilar Pinto, and Oscar Villagra Rodríguez.

His special brigade, consisting of liaisons, guards, and motorcyclists, was composed of: Francisco Zúñiga Acevedo (“Félix Catalán Cueto”), Jorge Vargas Bories (“Jorge Polanco Lira”), Higinio Barra Vega (“Eugenio Riveros Cáceres”, “Don Gabriel”), Ana María Rubio de la Cruz (“María Soledad Barrera Lagos” or “Marisol”), José Ampuero Ulloa (“Miguel Carrera Poblete”), Guido Jara Brevis (“Hernán Cepeda Soto”), Miguel Gajardo Quijada (“Patricio Herrera Conejeros”, “Anteojitos”, “Hormiga”), Juan Pastenes Osses (“Juan Neira Asenjo”), Gerardo Charrier Ferrer (“John Ramírez Pérez”), Gonzalo Benavente Conejeros (“José Ríos Donoso”), Héctor Rubio Magallanes (“Héctor Gómez Gaete”), José Ascencio Jara (“Guillermo Rocha Díaz”), Juan Vergara Gutiérrez (“Víctor Fernández Gaete”), Juan Olivares Carrizo (“Juan Reynoso Rodríguez”), Oscar Villagra Rodríguez (“Julio Baeza”), José Meneses Arcauz (“Adolfo Guerrero”, “Shogún”), Jorge Domínguez Betancourt (“Matías Espínola”, “Capitán Matías”), Víctor González Salgado (“Iván Gómez”), Marcelo Charrier Ferrer (“César Durán”), Nelson González Oporto (“Juan Muñoz”, “Pichindunga”), Francisco Gajardo Quijada, Francisco Barra Puente (“Claudio”), Héctor Rubilar Pinto (“Junior”), Hans Muller Leiva (“Jorge Ramírez Donoso”), and Rodemil Madariaga Parra.

Source: Book Las Letras del Horror Volume II, Ed LOM 2012