A document accessed by the EFE agency revealed that the current Commander-in-Chief of the Army’s III Division in Valdivia, General Alejandro Maggi Ducommun, was an agent of the National Information Center (CNI).

In June 1998, the Army sent a list of 539 agents of the Augusto Pinochet regime's secret police to Judge Sergio Muñoz, who was investigating the homicide of labor leader Tucapel Jiménez. In this document, the name of Alejandro Maggi Ducommun appears at number 255.

Likewise, in another more extensive list that also reached the magistrate's hands, Maggi is at position 305. However, according to Judge Muñoz's investigation, the military officer is not linked to the assassination, which occurred in February 1982 as part of a joint operation by the CNI and the Army Intelligence Directorate (DINE).

It should be noted that in the high command of 43 generals of the institution, Maggi occupies the 31st position by seniority, and with the rank of colonel, he became one of the closest advisors to General Oscar Izurieta when the latter was Commander-in-Chief of the Army during the 2006-2010 period.

The case of Maggi is added to that of General Guillermo Castro Muñoz—the Army's "number two"—who acknowledged in a judicial statement having been a CNI agent. Let us recall that President Sebastián Piñera stated that no person with responsibility regarding human rights violations will be part of the Armed Forces.

In the same vein, Minister of Defense Andrés Allamand referred to the case of General Castro, indicating that the mere fact that an active-duty officer had been assigned at some point in his career to the CNI does not constitute an element that disqualifies him from continuing his military career.

However, in the event that he had engaged in acts against human rights, the situation would be different.

Source: Radio Bío Bío, February 3, 2011

Revelation that another active Army general was a member of the CNI

This concerns General Alejandro Maggi Ducommun, who was one of the main advisors to General Óscar Izurieta while the latter was Commander-in-Chief of the military institution. SANTIAGO.—A new document released this Thursday revealed that another active Army general was an agent of the National Information Center (CNI) during the military regime.

This concerns General Alejandro Maggi Ducommun, current Commander-in-Chief of the Army's III Division in Valdivia, who appears on a list of 539 CNI members that the military institution itself sent in June 1998 to Judge Sergio Muñoz, when he was investigating the crime of Tucapel Jiménez.

Although General Maggi appears at number 255 on that roster, according to the magistrate's investigation, he is not linked to the assassination of the labor leader, committed in February 1982 in a joint operation by the CNI and the Army Intelligence Directorate (DINE).

According to the EFE agency, the general's membership in the CNI can be corroborated in a second, broader list, also prepared by the Army and which also reached Judge Muñoz, where the officer occupies number 305.

In the high command of 43 generals of the military institution, Maggi is at number 31 by seniority. With the rank of colonel, he was one of the main advisors to General Óscar Izurieta while the latter was Commander-in-Chief of the Army between 2006 and 2010.

Maggi is the second case of a member of the Army high command linked to Augusto Pinochet's secret police, after the "number two" of that institution, General Guillermo Castro Muñoz, acknowledged in a judicial statement that he was a CNI agent.

Source: Emol.com, February 3, 2011

HEAD OF THE ARMY'S THIRD DIVISION WAS ALSO IN THE CNI

General Alejandro Maggi Ducommun belonged to the repressive body of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, according to a document that the military institution delivered in 1998 to Judge Sergio Muñoz, who investigated the death of Tucapel Jiménez, and which was made public today.

General Alejandro Maggi Ducommun, current Commander-in-Chief of the Army's Third Division in Valdivia, was an agent of the National Information Center (CNI), the repressive body of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, according to a document accessed by the EFE agency.

The officer's name appears on a list of 539 CNI agents that the Army itself sent in June 1998 to the judge and current Supreme Court magistrate Sergio Muñoz, when he was investigating the crime of labor leader Tucapel Jiménez.

On that list, General Maggi appears at number 255, although according to Judge Muñoz's investigation, he is not linked to the assassination of the labor leader, committed in February 1982 in a joint operation by the CNI and the Army Intelligence Directorate (DINE).

The general's membership in the CNI can be corroborated in a second, broader list, which EFE also accessed, also prepared by the Army and which reached the hands of Judge Muñoz, in which the officer occupies number 305.

In the high command of 43 generals of the military institution, Maggi is at number 31 by seniority. The general is the second case of a member of the Army high command linked to Pinochet's secret police, after the "number two" of that institution, General Guillermo Castro Muñoz, acknowledged in a judicial statement accessed by EFE that he had been a CNI agent.

With the rank of colonel, Maggi was one of the main advisors to General Oscar Izurieta while the latter was Commander-in-Chief of the Army between 2006 and 2010. Currently, Izurieta is Undersecretary of Defense in the government of Sebastián Piñera.

Source: La Nación, February 3, 2011

Family of Jaime Mendoza Collío demands disqualification of military judge in case linked to the CNI

The defense for the family of Jaime Mendoza Collío requested the disqualification of General Alejandro Maggi, head of the Army's Third Zone, who must resolve the procedural status of the only person accused of the young man's death, due to his past in the CNI. "We want to safeguard impartiality; we believe that the general, having participated in past times in the CNI, has some aspects to consider in that he has an ideological position," indicated lawyer Lorenzo Morales.

Maggi will be in charge of ruling on whether the sentence ordered by the Military Justice against Carabineros Corporal Patricio Jara Muñoz—15 years of effective imprisonment—is carried out, or if he is acquitted of the charges of unnecessary violence resulting in death.

According to the sister of the deceased community member, María Luisa Collio, the situation "is very complicated, but with great strength, we will not give in, there is nothing left to do but keep fighting, because we want justice for my brother, no matter the cost."

Source: Radio Cooperativa, February 7, 2011