Exequiel Alejandro Lemus Muñoz
Ayudante Mueblista — 17 years old.
Background
Exequiel Alejandro Lemus Muñoz
Ayudante Mueblista — 17 years old.
Case summary
Exequiel Alejandro Lemus Muñoz, a 17-year-old furniture maker's assistant with no political affiliation, was executed by State agents on October 2, 1973. He was detained at his home in Santiago by Carabineros during an operation, and although his family was assured he would be released, his body was found the following day with gunshot wounds.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Juan Fernando Campos Gatica, Mario Angel Candia Acevedo, Exequiel Alejandro Lemus Muñoz, Luis Antonio Portuguez Maulén, and Luis Antonio Villarroel Rivera died between 8:00 and 23:00 hours, on a public thoroughfare, from gunshot wounds with exit wounds, according to the Medical Death Certificates from the Legal Medical Institute.
According to consistent testimonies, they were detained on October 2 at their respective homes located in the San Gregorio neighborhood, during an operation carried out by Carabineros personnel belonging to the sector's police unit.
Luis Humberto Muñoz Aguayo was also detained and executed during the operation; his case was classified as a victim of human rights violations by the National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation.
Family members stated that they were informed at the police station that the detainees would be released during the course of the day. However, the following day they were found dead at the Legal Medical Institute.
Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation carried out by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Juan Fernando Campos Gatica, Mario Angel Candia Acevedo, Exequiel Alejandro Lemus Muñoz, Luis Antonio Portuguez Maulén, and Luis Antonio Villarroel Rivera were executed outside of any legal process by State agents while they were in custody.
Consequently, it declared them victims of human rights violations.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2693