On July 15, 1980, Lieutenant Colonel of the Ejército Roger Juan de Dios VERGARA CAMPOS, 43 years of age, Director of the Ejército Intelligence School, died in an ambush prepared by militants of the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR).

At the corner of Puyehue and Manuel Montt streets, in the commune of Providencia, Santiago, the vehicle carrying the victim was intercepted by a taxi, which forced the driver to slow down. At that moment, a pickup truck approached the officer's vehicle, and two individuals traveling in the back proceeded to fire upon him and his driver.

Lieutenant Colonel Vergara was transported to the Military Hospital, dying en route. The driver of the vehicle was seriously wounded.

The evidence provided leads to the conclusion that the act was planned and executed to cause the death of the victim and ensure the subsequent escape of the perpetrators.

This Commission has reached the conviction that Lieutenant Colonel Roger Vergara was killed by members of the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR), in an act that constitutes a violation of his human rights.