On October 1, 1973, in the town of Pinto, Juan Pablo BARRERA ANABALON, 35 years old, a shoemaker, was killed by carabineros. The victim, along with his brother and another person, were camping in the aforementioned location with the intention of making charcoal.

A group of carabineros belonging to the Carabineros detachment of Pinto arrived at the site and killed the victim and wounded one of his companions, without any provocation from them, nor any prior explanation from the police officers.

Apparently, they were considered "extremists" following a denunciation by a local person. Juan Barrera's death certificate states the cause of death as: "cranial-encephalic perforation, action of Carabineros."

It is the conviction of the Commission that the execution of Juan Barrera constituted a grave violation of human rights, given that there is no explanation whatsoever, nor was there any justification at the time, to kill a defenseless person based on mere suspicion.

The circumstance that his two companions were immediately released further demonstrates that the death of Barrera lacked any justification or rationality.