Eduardo Genaro Gaona Medina
Victim of the military dictatorship — 22 years old.
Background
Eduardo Genaro Gaona Medina
Victim of the military dictatorship — 22 years old.
Case summary
Eduardo Genaro Gaona Medina was a 22-year-old young man with no political affiliation who was a victim of a human rights violation on February 3, 1975, in San Miguel, Santiago. His case was officially recognized by the 2011 state commission on political imprisonment and torture.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Eduardo Genaro Gaona Medina, 22 years old, died on February 3, 1975, at the Barros Luco Hospital, Metropolitan Region, from a gunshot wound. That night, the victim was returning home during curfew hours when he was ordered to stop by three military personnel.
Eduardo Gaona, who was near his home, reportedly decided to quicken his pace, as a result of which he received the gunshot that caused his death. The information gathered by this Commission allowed for the conviction regarding the intervention of State agents in the death of Eduardo Genaro Gaona Medina.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2864