Luis González, 27 years old, was single. He worked as an electronics technician and was a member of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR). He was detained in Santiago on October 3, 1974, by members of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA).

He was seen at José Domingo Cañas and Cuatro Alamos, from where he disappeared. On October 3, 1974, DINA agents violently entered the home of the Andrónico Antequera family located in the La Granja commune, detaining MIR militants Jorge Elías ANDRONICO ANTEQUERA and Luis Francisco GONZALEZ MANRIQUEZ , along with another person who was released hours later.

The agents remained in the house, and at dawn on the 4th, they detained Juan Carlos ANDRONICO ANTEQUERA , also a MIR militant, upon his arrival. There are witnesses who state that the detainees were taken to the José Domingo Cañas facility and later transferred to Cuatro Alamos, from where they disappeared while in the custody of the DINA.

The Commission is convinced that the disappearance of both men was the work of State agents, who thereby violated their human rights.

Source: (Corporación)

For plaintiff attorney Francisco Bustos, of the Caucoto Abogados Law Firm, this resolution is highly valuable, as "it is very thorough regarding all the points under discussion; that is, the agents' participation was questioned and several mitigating factors were requested, yet it became clear, for example, that agents like Ciro Torré were in charge of the clandestine detention center José Domingo Cañas, and that when dealing with crimes under international law, following orders and other such defenses are inadmissible." The First Chamber of the San Miguel Court of Appeals issued a second-instance sentence for the aggravated kidnapping of Luis González Manríquez, a militant of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), perpetrated on October 3, 1974. In this way, the chamber, composed of ministers Roberto Contreras Olivares, María Alejandra Pizarro Soto, and attorney Adelio Misseroni, confirmed the ruling of minister Marianela Cifuentes in her first-instance judgment, sentencing former DINA agents Pedro Octavio Espinoza Bravo, César Manríquez Bravo, Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko, Fernando Lauriani Maturana, Ciro Torré Sáez, and Orlando Manzo Durán to ten years of major imprisonment in its minimum degree, all as perpetrators of the crime of aggravated kidnapping of González. Meanwhile, former agents Basclay Zapata Reyes and Orlando Manzo Durán were dismissed from the case due to their deaths. For plaintiff attorney Francisco Bustos, of the Caucoto Abogados Law Firm, this resolution is highly valuable, as it confirms the first-instance ruling. "It is a good ruling, not only for the result but also for the compelling reasoning it contains," he noted. In that sense, he stated that "it seems remarkable to us because it is very thorough regarding all the points under discussion; that is, the agents' participation was questioned and several mitigating factors were requested, yet it became clear, for example, that agents like Ciro Torré were in charge of the clandestine detention center José Domingo Cañas, and that when dealing with crimes under international law, following orders and other such defenses are inadmissible." According to the investigation, "on October 3, 1974, in the afternoon, Luis Francisco González Manríquez, a militant of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), was detained at the property on Calle Paraguay No. 1,473 in the La Granja commune by agents of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), including Army Lieutenant Fernando Eduardo Lauriani Maturana, an operative agent of the 'Vampiro' group." "That, immediately thereafter, Luis Francisco González Manríquez was transferred to the detention center known as 'José Domingo Cañas,' located at Calle José Domingo Cañas No. 1,367 in the Ñuñoa commune, with the security of the facility under the charge of Carabineros Captain Ciro Torré Sáez, a place where he was kept illegally imprisoned." "That, subsequently, González Manríquez was taken to the 'Cuatro Álamos' prison camp, located at Calle Canadá No. 3,000 in the San Joaquín commune, under the charge of Gendarmerie Officer Orlando Manzo Durán, a site where he was also kept illegally imprisoned, with his whereabouts unknown since then." "That, on that date, the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) was directed by Army Colonel Juan Manuel Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda, currently deceased, and, in his capacity as Subdirector of Intelligence, by Army Major Pedro Octavio Espinoza Bravo." "That, likewise, in the aforementioned period, the 'Vampiro' group depended on the Caupolicán Operative Brigade of the National Intelligence Directorate, under the charge of Army Major Marcelo Moren Brito, seconded by Army Captain Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko. And the operative brigades and barracks of the National Intelligence Directorate depended on the Metropolitan Intelligence Brigade (BIM), under the charge of Army Commander César Manríquez Bravo," the resolution adds.

Source: elmostrador.cl 6/3/2021

Date: 06-03-2021

Total reaches 146: Three new lawsuits filed against Pinochet.

The legal actions were filed for the disappearance of four people and the execution of another, in various events that occurred between 1973 and 1974. The first indictment is based on the kidnapping and subsequent disappearance of brothers Jorge and Juan Carlos Andrónico Antequera and Luis González Manríquez, who were apprehended by DINA agents on October 3, 1974, and taken to the torture centers of José Domingo Cañas and Cuatro Alamos, from where all trace of them was lost.

The second legal action accounts for the disappearance of Juan Heredia Olivares, who was detained by Carabineros officials at his home in the city of Los Angeles, and whose whereabouts remain unknown to this day.

The third lawsuit is for the execution of Gabriel Marsull González, 21 years old, detained by an Air Force patrol at the 19th stop of Gran Avenida, transferred to the Specialty School of the El Bosque Air Base on September 14, 1973, and executed by firing squad the following day at Cuesta Barriga along with four other people.

Source: TERCERA - JULY 18, 2000

Date: 07-18-2000

Convictions confirmed for 1974 kidnapping of MIR militant

The Supreme Court rejected the appeals in cassation filed by two of the five agents of the dissolved National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) against the sentence that convicted them for their responsibility in the crime of aggravated kidnapping of Luis Francisco González Manríquez, perpetrated starting on October 3, 1974, in the La Granja commune.

In a unanimous ruling (case file 44.916-2021), the Second Chamber of the highest court—composed of ministers Haroldo Brito, Manuel Antonio Valderrama, Jorge Dahm, Leopoldo Llanos, and minister María Teresa Letelier—confirmed the sentence that convicted the former DINA leaders and former Army officers, the appellants in this case, Pedro Octavio Espinoza Bravo and César Raúl Manríquez Bravo, to a penalty of 10 years of imprisonment as perpetrators of the crime.

The defense teams for agents Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko and Fernando Eduardo Lauriani Maturana, also sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment as perpetrators of aggravated kidnapping, did not file an appeal in cassation before the Supreme Court, so those convictions are final.

Likewise, former Carabineros officer Ciro Ernesto Torré Sáez, also convicted as a perpetrator to 10 years of imprisonment, passed away during the course of the proceedings, so the Supreme Court ordered the first-instance court, once the corresponding certifications have been carried out, to issue the resolution that corresponds by law.

Vampiro Group In the first-instance ruling, the visiting minister of the San Miguel Court of Appeals, Marianela Cifuentes Alarcón, established as proven that on October 3, 1974, in the afternoon, Luis Francisco González Manríquez, 27 years old, an electronics technician and militant of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), was detained at the home of the Andrónico Antequera family, where he was taking refuge, at the property on Calle Paraguay No. 1,473 in the La Granja commune, by agents of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), including Army Lieutenant Fernando Eduardo Lauriani Maturana, an operative agent of the 'Vampiro' group. González Manríquez, originally from the Ñuble province, was detained along with brothers Jorge Elías and Juan Carlos Andrónico Antequera, with whom he was also carrying out resistance tasks in the underground. All were transferred to the detention center known as 'José Domingo Cañas,' located at Calle José Domingo Cañas No. 1,367 in the Ñuñoa commune, with the security of the facility under the charge of Carabineros Captain Ciro Torré Sáez, a place where he was kept illegally imprisoned. Subsequently, González Manríquez was taken to the 'Cuatro Álamos' prison camp, located at Calle Canadá No. 3,000 in the San Joaquín commune, under the charge of Gendarmerie officer Orlando Manzo Durán, a site where he was also kept imprisoned, with his whereabouts unknown since then. At the time of the events, the DINA was directed by Army Colonel Juan Manuel Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda, currently deceased, and, in his capacity as Subdirector of Intelligence, by Army Major Pedro Octavio Espinoza Bravo. The operative brigades and barracks of the National Intelligence Directorate depended on the Metropolitan Intelligence Brigade (BIM), under the charge of Army Commander César Manríquez Bravo. During the same time, the 'Vampiro' group depended on the Caupolicán Operative Brigade of the DINA, under the charge of Army Major Marcelo Moren Brito (deceased), seconded by Army Lieutenant Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko.

Source: resumen.cl 9/5/2023

2 DINA agents convicted, but mystery remains following the disappearance of Luis González Manríquez

More than four decades after his disappearance, the Chilean justice system has convicted the DINA agents involved in the kidnapping of Luis Francisco González Manríquez, a MIR militant, although his final fate remains unclarified.

In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court of Chile confirms the 10-year prison sentence for 2 agents of the defunct National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) for their participation in the aggravated kidnapping of Luis González Manríquez, which occurred in 1974.

A decisive day Ministers Haroldo Brito, Manuel Antonio Valderrama, Jorge Dahm, Leopoldo Llanos, and María Teresa Letelier, members of the Second Chamber of the highest court, met on the afternoon of this Thursday, August 31, to issue a unanimous ruling that added a new milestone in the history of Chilean justice.

After an exhaustive analysis, they confirmed the sentence that convicted Pedro Octavio Espinoza Bravo and César Manríquez Bravo to 10 years of imprisonment as perpetrators of a crime that still remains painful for the families: the aggravated kidnapping of Luis González Manríquez.

In October 1974, Luis Francisco González Manríquez, a militant of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), was illegally detained at his home in La Granja by DINA agents, including Army Lieutenant Fernando Eduardo Lauriani Maturana, a member of the 'Vampiro' group.

After his detention, González Manríquez was transferred to several detention centers, but his trail was lost. According to the specialized site Memoria Viva, the last thing known about him is that he was taken to the "Cuatro Álamos" prison camp, located at Calle Canadá No. 3,000 in the San Joaquín commune, under the charge of Gendarmerie Officer Orlando Manzo Durán, a place where he was kept "illegally imprisoned," with his whereabouts unknown since then.

The structure of power The 'Vampiro' group operated under the Caupolicán Operative Brigade of the DINA, directed by Army Major Marcelo Moren Brito and seconded by Army Captain Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko.

In turn, these brigades and barracks were subordinate to the Metropolitan Intelligence Brigade (BIM), commanded by César Manríquez Bravo. The end of a chapter The defense teams for Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko and Fernando Lauriani Maturana (known for disappearing political prisoners at Colonia Dignidad), also sentenced to 10 years in prison, decided not to file an appeal in cassation, leaving their convictions final.

Furthermore, after confirming the death of another convicted individual, Ciro Ernesto Torré Sáez, the Supreme Court ordered the first-instance court to issue the corresponding resolution. On this decisive day, the Supreme Court of Chile closed another dark chapter in its history, confirming the conviction of those responsible for an atrocious act committed during a turbulent era.

Source: encancha.cl 8/31/2023

Campaign: “A red carnation for each of our fellow Forcibly Disappeared and Politically Executed comrades from Casa Memoria.”

40 years after the Military Coup in Chile, we continue with our campaign “A RED CARNATION FOR EACH OF OUR FELLOW FORCIBLY DISAPPEARED AND POLITICALLY EXECUTED COMRADES FROM CASA MEMORIA JOSÉ DOMINGO CAÑAS.”

Source: josedomingocañas.org