New
Back

Aldo Patricio Leiva Rojas

Victim of the military dictatorship.

Background

National ID (RUT)7.319839-9

Case summary

Aldo Patricio Leiva Rojas was an Army second lieutenant convicted by the Chilean justice system as the perpetrator of the aggravated kidnapping of Jaime del Carmen Espinoza Durán, which occurred in October 1973 in Chillán. In 2012, after his responsibility for the events was upheld, he was sentenced to four years in prison with the benefit of supervised release.

Automatically generated summary. Please consult the original sources below for verified information.

MemoriaViva[1]

Relatos de los Hechos

HAVING SEEN: In these proceedings, Case No. 54-2009, on the docket of the Court of Appeals of Chillán, by the judgment issued by the Extraordinary Visiting Judge Claudio Arias Córdova on April 12, 2011, which appears on pages 770 to 780, the following individual was sentenced: Aldo Patricio Leiva Rojas to four years of minor imprisonment in its maximum degree, with the accessory penalties of perpetual absolute disqualification from political rights and absolute disqualification from public offices and positions for the duration of the sentence, and to pay the costs of the trial, for his responsibility as the perpetrator of the kidnapping of Jaime del Carmen Espinoza Durán , beginning on October 11, 1973, in the city of Chillán, with the benefit of supervised release granted to him.

Source: Judiciary, January 26, 2012

Relatos de los Hechos

The Supreme Court issued a final judgment in the case of the qualified kidnapping of the agricultural worker, who was detained by Army personnel in his...

In a split decision, the justices of the Second Chamber rejected the appeal for cassation filed by Aldo Leiva Rojas against the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Chillán and the Visiting Judge, Claudio Arias.

The highest court sentenced the man to 4 years of imprisonment for his responsibility as the perpetrator of the qualified kidnapping of the 22-year-old, following an altercation with military personnel in October 1973, and he was also granted the benefit of supervised release.

Source: biobiochile.cl, January 27, 2012

View original source

References

  1. 1

How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Aldo Patricio Leiva Rojas. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/leiva-rojas-aldo-patricio. Original sources: Memoria Viva (https://memoriaviva.com/criminales/leiva-rojas-aldo-patricio).