Luis del Carmen Roldán Olmos
Victim of the military dictatorship.
Background
Luis del Carmen Roldán Olmos
Victim of the military dictatorship.
Case summary
Luis del Carmen Roldán Olmos, born in 1954, was a non-commissioned officer in the Chilean Army who served in the intelligence agencies DINA and CNI under the alias "Hugo López Urrutia." During the dictatorship, he served as a guard at detention centers such as Cuartel Borgoño and was prosecuted for his involvement in cases of illegal coercion.
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Relatos de los Hechos
. Operational name: Hugo López Urrutia, alias “el Caracol” (the Snail) or “el chico López” (the kid López). Born on December 13, 1954. Assigned by the Army to the DINA in December 1975, he was a guard at the Belgrado barracks.
In 1983, he arrived at the CNI’s Borgoño barracks, where he was part of a guard team of approximately 18 people. In 1985, he was assigned to the Green Unit until December 1986, when he was transferred to C.1, commanded by Manuel Provis, where he performed open-source intelligence duties.
Source: Book: La Trampa, LOM Ed., 2012
Relatos de los Hechos
Case File 113.075: proceedings regarding illegitimate coercion against students from Temuco
58.- Statement by Luis del Carmen Roldán Olmos , on page 1,063, Retired Sub-officer of the Chilean Army , who asserted that in 1983 he went to the guard of the Borgoño barracks , already forming part of the
CNI
. At that location, he was a member of the Green Brigade during the year 1986. His operational name was " Hugo López Urrutia ," but he was called " Caracol ." He added that he never participated in any operation in Santiago or the regions while he was in the Green Brigade .
Regarding the detainees, he stated that they were in the dungeons located in the basement of the Borgoño barracks. It was his duty to escort some of them to the bathroom.
Source: Judiciary, October 30, 2009
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