The married couple formed by Cecilia Bojanic Abad, 23 years old—four and a half months pregnant—and Flavio Oyarzún Soto, 27 years old, both militants of the MIR, was detained on October 2, 1974, around 6:00 PM, by armed agents of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA).

The agents did not identify themselves and took them to the secret center for political imprisonment and torture located on Calle José Domingo Cañas, Ñuñoa, and subsequently to Cuatro Alamos, from where both were forcibly disappeared.

On that October 2, at 5:30 PM, the captors arrived at the victims' home. There, without showing any type of warrant, they proceeded to detain Cecilia Bojanic, forcing her into the car they were using. Along with her, they also took the couple's one-and-a-half-year-old son.

In a passageway separating the victims' home from the adjacent house, the group encountered a neighbor, to whom the agents held a weapon against her chest, telling her, "you haven't seen anything" (the neighbor refused to testify out of fear).

From that address, the agents transported Cecilia Bojanic and her son to the house of Ximena Bojanic—the victim's sister—located at Plaza Sanfuentes N°252, Las Condes, where Flavio Oyarzún was staying.

According to the account of Mary Walker, who was at that property, two civilians arrived there holding Cecilia Bojanic and her son as detainees. The agents did not identify themselves and simply entered the home—without saying a word—and took Flavio Oyarzún. The young child was left at that house.

Edmundo Lebrecht, who had been detained on September 30, 1974, and remained held at the house on Calle José Domingo Cañas until October 3 of that same year, saw both victims arrive, noting that she was visibly pregnant.

Subsequently, the witness was taken to the DINA incommunicado detention center known as Cuatro Alamos. There, he shared a cell until October 11 with Flavio Oyarzún and Aldo Pérez Vargas (also a victim of forced disappearance), among others.

For her part, Marta Caballero Santa Cruz, held at José Domingo Cañas and Cuatro Alamos, saw Cecilia Bojanic between October 5 and 15, 1974, and noted her state of pregnancy.

Rosalía Martínez Cereceda, detained on September 23, 1974, by DINA agents, including Osvaldo Romo Mena, and in whose home María Cristina López Stewart (currently a victim of forced disappearance) was also detained, saw both victims when they were in the custody of DINA agents.

The witness remained at the José Domingo Cañas house—where she was tortured—until October 5 of that same year. On October 2, she saw Cecilia Bojanic and Flavio Oyarzún arrive. Cecilia told the witness that she was very worried about her young son, who had been left with his grandparents.

Two days later, on October 4, Cecilia and Flavio were transferred to Cuatro Alamos. When Rosalía Martínez arrived at this detention center, she was placed in room N°2, where the victim was being held. She had not been tortured and was in good spirits.

She sang constantly and showed concern for her future and that of the baby she was expecting. Cecilia was included on the regular list of detainees, and every morning and night, the guards, when taking roll call, also read her name. She was even examined by a doctor at the facility, who prescribed vitamins for her.

Approximately in mid-October 1974, at 11:00 AM—according to the witnesses—DINA agents removed Cecilia Bojanic and Flavio Oyarzún from Cuatro Alamos to an unknown destination. Nothing more would be heard of them.

Flavio Oyarzún had already been detained on another occasion. On September 12, 1973, he was detained and held at the Estadio Nacional, Estadio Chile, and the Santiago Penitentiary. He was prosecuted by the Ad-hoc Military Prosecutor, Horacio Ried, for violation of the Arms Control Law, along with other workers from the "Easton Muebles" factory.

He had been released on bail in March 1974 and was required to report to sign in every Saturday.

Judicial and/or Administrative Actions

On October 14, 1974, a writ of amparo (habeas corpus) was filed for the victims before the Santiago Court of Appeals, registered under N°1239-74. In the filing, along with recounting the circumstances of the couple's detention, the pregnancy of Cecilia was noted. "Any harsh treatment she receives," stated the victim's mother, Mrs.

Eliana Abad, "could cause her to lose the baby." The appeal was rejected by the Court on November 21, 1974, based on negative reports from the authorities regarding the whereabouts of the victims.

Subsequently, on August 21, 1975, a new amparo was filed on behalf of both spouses before the Santiago Court of Appeals, registered under N°992-75. This was initiated by a letter that Eliana Abad sent to the President of the Court of Appeals, Rubén Galecio Gómez, dated August 12, 1975.

Among other things, Mrs. Abad stated in this note: "...by this date, her baby must have been born in a prison. Can you imagine, sir, my anguish? In what state will my daughter and her little child be?... everything has been useless, no one has given me an answer, no one takes pity on my desperation."

The Court made inquiries to various authorities. On August 29, 1975, the Minister of the Interior and Division General, Raúl Benavides Escobar, reported that neither Cecilia Bojanic nor Flavio Oyarzún were being held by order of that Ministry of State.

Based solely on this information, the amparo was rejected on September 1, 1975. The records were sent to the corresponding Criminal Court, being accumulated into case file N°9746-1, which was being investigated for the disappearance of both spouses in the 4th Criminal Court of San Miguel.

On July 10, 1975, a complaint for the kidnapping of Cecilia Bojanic and Flavio Oyarzún was filed in the 4th Criminal Court of San Miguel, case file N°9746-1. In it, Herminia Soto—mother of Flavio Oyarzún—stated that the family had carried out numerous efforts before Government and military authorities to clarify the situation affecting the couple.

But, she added, "they have yielded negative results, as it has always been denied that they are being held by responsible organizations." For her part, Eliana Abad, in her statement before the Court on July 29, 1975, said that the baby, who at the time of the mother's detention was four and a half months into gestation, should have already completed four months of life.

Following a judicial order, the Investigations police reported that inquiries had been made at first-aid stations, hospitals, the Legal Medical Institute, Police and Military Units, and the National Executive Secretariat for Detainees (SENDET), without obtaining results that would allow for the location of the victims (August 29, 1975).

After the sworn statement of Marta Caballero, a witness to the imprisonment, was attached, the summary was closed for "the investigation being exhausted" and the case was temporarily dismissed because "the perpetration of the reported act is not completely justified in the records," on April 30, 1976.

In his ruling, the Prosecutor indicated that the investigation should be completed, requiring the collection of information regarding the José Domingo Cañas detention center mentioned in Marta Caballero's testimony; requesting a report from the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA); and other actions derived from those previously mentioned.

On July 21, 1976, the Santiago Court of Appeals rejected the consulted resolution, ordering only that the Minister of the Interior be requested to report on the veracity of what the witness had declared.

At this stage of the process, the statement of Edmundo Lebrecht, also a witness to the victims' stay in detention centers, was attached. On August 18, 1976, the Minister of the Interior and Division General, Raúl Benavides Escobar, affirmed in an Official Letter addressed to the Court that neither Cecilia Bojanic nor Flavio Oyarzún had been detained by order of that Ministry of State.

Almost a year later, on May 16, 1977, the same Minister Benavides responded to the Court on behalf of the National Intelligence Directorate. On this occasion, General Benavides said that the DINA had sent him the Official Letter that the Court had sent requesting information regarding the victims.

Regarding this, General Benavides pointed out that all inquiries should be channeled through that Ministry of State, in whose records there was no information on Cecilia Bojanic and Flavio Oyarzún. Benavides added that the DINA reported that there was no property intended for the arrest of people located on Calle José Domingo Cañas.

Regarding Marta Caballero, he acknowledged her detention only in Tres Alamos and reported that she had been expelled from the country on April 14, 1975.

Once that Official Letter from the Minister of the Interior was received, on September 2, 1977, the summary was closed and the case was temporarily dismissed because the existence of the crime was not justified. On October 19 of the same year, the Court of Appeals approved the consulted resolution.

In addition, the family of both victims carried out administrative efforts aimed at finding the whereabouts of the spouses. They went to SENDET, the International Red Cross, Tres Alamos, and the Correctional House.

They wrote to the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of National Defense, and to Ministers of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. All without results. To this day, Cecilia and Flavio remain in the status of forcibly disappeared.

Source: Vicariate of Solidarity

If in the desert a bird sings songs, and in the harsh winter a flower ceases to appear, if to this I can add comparisons, that, is you, mom. Spring is full of emotions, in winter there is snow and the wind comes and goes, throughout the year my voice of love composes, songs for you, mom.

And when the infinite comes here and sings, words that contain tranquility and peace, I will forget my life, my world, and my fears, I will only call out to you.

Source: archivoschile.com

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Source: Coyhaique Human Rights Group

The umpteenth ruling against General (R) Manuel Contreras Sepúlveda, alias "el Mamo," was issued by the Santiago Court of Appeals, this time for the qualified kidnappings of Cecilia Bojanic Abad and Flavio Oyarzún Soto, which occurred starting October 2, 1974, in the commune of La Granja, Metropolitan Region.

Contreras Sepúlveda, former director of the DINA, was sentenced to 10 years and one day for the detentions and subsequent disappearances of Bojanic and Oyarzún, militants of the MIR. The woman, at the time of her detention, was five months pregnant.

Four other members of the former DINA, Marcelo Moren Brito, Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko, Fernando Lauriani Maturana, and Francisco Ferrer Lima, were sentenced to 4 years in prison each.

Source: LA NACIÓN - Saturday, March 14, 2009 Date: 03-14-2009

Human Rights: Judge Sentences Contreras to 10 Years in Prison

Minister Juan Eduardo Fuentes issued a new conviction yesterday against General (r) Manuel Contreras, as the perpetrator of the qualified kidnapping of MIR militants Cecilia Bojanic Abad and Flavio Oyarzún Soto, detained in Santiago on October 2, 1974.

For the same crime, the judge issued an equal sentence against former DINA civilian agent Osvaldo Romo; and sentenced former officers Francisco Ferrer Lima, Marcelo Moren Brito, Miguel Krassnoff, and Fernando Laureani to four years without parole.

The only former DINA member who obtained supervised release was Orlando Manzo, who received a 3-year sentence as an accomplice. Meanwhile, in a split decision, the Sixth Chamber of the Court sentenced nine former members of the Joint Command for "genocidal illicit association," for having organized to persecute and exterminate people who might "hold a Marxist ideology," whom they held at the Air War Academy.

The court also prosecuted three members of the organization as co-perpetrators of the crime of illegitimate deprivation of liberty of the CUT leader, José Luis Baeza Cruces.

Source: LA NACIÓN - December 20, 2006 Date: 12-20-2006

Exclusive Judge Prosecuted Maximiliano Ferrer Lima

The head of the Fourth Criminal Court of San Miguel, María Teresa Díaz, prosecuted Brigadier (r) and former DINA agent Maximiliano Ferrer Lima as the alleged perpetrator of the kidnapping of the couple Cecilia Bojanic Abad and Flavio Oyarzún Soto, militants of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR).

The prosecution against Ferrer Lima issued by Judge Díaz is the first that the former officer must face in cases handled by exclusive judges, although he had previously been accused as a perpetrator for the crime against union leader Tucapel Jiménez Alfaro.

Flavio Oyarzún and Cecilia Bojanic were detained on October 2, 1974, and taken to the DINA detention center located on José Domingo Cañas. The woman, who was 23 years old at the time of her detention, was five months pregnant when she disappeared after being detained at her home, located in the commune of La Granja.

The couple had a one-and-a-half-year-old son. In recent days, the judge of the Fourth Criminal Court of San Miguel also prosecuted former Joint Command agent Otto Trujillo Miranda in the case regarding the disappearance of Miguel Rodríguez Gallardo, detained on August 28, 1975. Trujillo had already been indicted by other judges with exclusive dedication.

Source: EL MOSTRADOR - June 7, 2002 Date: 06-07-2002