Four former Carabineros were prosecuted for a homicide perpetrated during the dictatorship at the former Santa Rosa Tenencia (police station) in Temuco. The decision was made by the visiting judge of the Temuco Court of Appeals, Álvaro Mesa Latorre, against Daniel Sady Villalobos Escobar, identified as the alleged perpetrator of the homicide, as well as Jorge María Rivas Baeza, José Luciano Ruiz Aravena, and Ricardo Antonio Rodríguez Contreras as accomplices.

This concerns the murder of Segundo Enrique Candia Reyes, a crime perpetrated at the Santa Rosa Carabineros Tenencia in Temuco in February 1984. According to the case records, on February 5, 1984, Segundo Enrique Candia Reyes was detained at his home by personnel from the Santa Rosa Carabineros Tenencia, following a report of an alleged fight between him and his brother-in-law, with both of them and a friend being taken to the police unit.

At that location, and before being admitted to the guardroom, the victim was led by the arresting officers to an interior area of the Tenencia, leaving only his brother-in-law at the entrance, who heard moans coming from the place where Segundo Candia was being held.

The ruling adds that “in the morning hours of February 6, 1984, Candia Reyes was found on a public street, half a block from the police unit, by a niece.” “Despite his stomach pains, he had been released minutes earlier, stating that personnel from the police unit had beaten him during his detention, especially a member with the rank of carabinero, who was also one of his arresting officers,” it notes.

Due to this situation, Candia Reyes's niece went to the Carabineros Tenencia, succeeding in having them call an ambulance that transported the victim to the Temuco regional hospital. At the medical facility, the man reportedly named a carabinero as responsible for the assaults, which ultimately cost him his life. by Carlos Martínez

Source: biobiochile.cl, July 8, 2014

Four retired Carabineros sentenced for the death of a Temuco resident in 1984

Daniel Villalobos Escobar received a 5-year sentence for the crime of torture resulting in death. Three other former officers were convicted as accomplices. All were granted the benefit of supervised release.

The visiting judge for human rights violation cases of the Temuco Court of Appeals, Álvaro Mesa, sentenced four retired Carabineros as perpetrators and accomplices in the crime of torture resulting in the death of Segundo Enrique Candia Reyes.

The act was perpetrated at the Santa Rosa Carabineros Tenencia in Temuco in February 1984. In the investigation, the judge sentenced Daniel Sady Villalobos Escobar to 5 years in prison for his responsibility as the perpetrator of the aforementioned crime.

Meanwhile, former Carabineros Jorge María Rivas Baeza, José Luciano Ruiz Aravena, and Ricardo Antonio Rodríguez Contreras were sentenced to 3 years in prison for their responsibility as accomplices to the same offense.

In all four cases, the magistrate granted the benefit of intensive supervised release for the duration of the sentence. Regarding the civil action, the judge ordered the State to pay the sum of $265 million to the victim's family members, an amount divided into $65 million for the victim's spouse and $50 million for each of the four children.

In the investigation, Judge Mesa was able to establish that the victim was beaten inside the police unit by the officers after having been detained. After being released, Candia Reyes collapsed to the ground with severe abdominal pain.

After four days in the Temuco hospital and despite the surgical interventions to which he was subjected, the victim passed away, with his cause of death being “shock, intestinal perforation, abdominal trauma due to the actions of third parties,” the ruling indicated.

Source: soychile.cl, April 26, 2016

Temuco Court of Appeals issued sentences against retired Carabineros for human rights violations in 1973 and 1984

Events perpetrated in 1973, in Galvarino, and 1984, in Temuco, cases investigated in the first instance by visiting judge Álvaro Mesa Latorre. The Temuco Court of Appeals issued sentences in two cases regarding human rights violations perpetrated in 1973, in Galvarino, and 1984, in Temuco, cases investigated in the first instance by visiting judge Álvaro Mesa Latorre.

In the first case, the First Chamber of the appellate court sentenced six retired Carabineros for their responsibility in the crime of homicide of Segundo Osvaldo Moreira Bustos, and the application of illegitimate coercion against Juana de Dios Rojas Viveros, perpetrated in the commune of Galvarino in October 1973.

In a unanimous ruling, the second-instance court sentenced Manuel Sandoval Cifuentes and Gonzalo Soto Sandoval to 5 years and one day in prison as perpetrators of the qualified homicide of Moreira Bustos, and 40 days in prison as accomplices to the illegitimate coercion applied to Rojas Viveros.

Meanwhile, Felidor Morales Flores, Luis Ibacache Salamanca, and Luis Araneda Gutiérrez were sentenced to 300 days in prison as accessories to the homicide of Segundo Moreira Bustos, and 40 days in prison as accomplices to the coercion of Juana de Dios Rojas Riveros.

In the case of Carlos Parra Rodriguez, he must serve 300 days in prison as an accessory to the crime of homicide, and 60 days in prison as a perpetrator of the illegitimate coercion of Rojas Riveros. During the investigation stage, the instructing judge was able to establish that at the beginning of October 1973, a patrol composed of four Carabineros from the Galvarino Tenencia arrived at the Aillinco sector, where they executed Segundo Osvaldo Moreira Bustos.

Likewise, it was established that the same police personnel went that same day, but during the night hours, to the home of Juana de Dios Rojas Viveros after her spouse was executed, and she was taken to the Galvarino Tenencia, where she was subjected to torture, such as kicks and punches and threats with a firearm.

Santa Rosa Tenencia In the second case, the Second Chamber of the appellate court confirmed the sentence issued against four retired Carabineros for their responsibility in the crime of torture resulting in the death of Segundo Enrique Candia Reyes, an offense perpetrated at the Santa Rosa Carabineros Tenencia in Temuco in February 1984.

In a unanimous ruling, the Second Chamber confirmed the sentence that condemned Daniel Sady Villalobos Escobar to 5 years in prison as the perpetrator of the crime. Meanwhile, Jorge María Rivas Baeza, José Luciano Ruiz Aravena, and Ricardo Antonio Rodríguez Contreras must serve 3-year prison sentences as accomplices.

In the case of Sady Villalobos, the sentence must be served with the benefit of intensive supervised release, and Jorge Rivas, José Ruiz, and Ricardo Rodríguez with supervised release for the duration of the sentence.

Regarding the civil action, the State of Chile was ordered to pay a total sum of 265 million pesos to the victim's family members, an amount divided into 65 million pesos for the spouse and 50 million pesos for each of his four children.

During the investigation stage, Judge Álvaro Mesa was able to establish that on the afternoon of February 5, 1984, Segundo Enrique Candia Reyes was apprehended at his home by Jorge María Rivas Baeza and Daniel Sady Villalobos Escobar, Carabineros from the Santa Rosa Tenencia, following a report of an alleged fight between Candia Reyes and a brother-in-law, transporting both and a mutual friend to the police unit, where, before being admitted to the guardroom, Candia Reyes was subjected to illegitimate coercion that caused his death days later at the Regional Hospital. by Viviana Carrasco

Source: elperiodico.cl, September 27, 2016

Court sentences four retired Carabineros for the application of torture in 1984

The visiting judge for extraordinary human rights violation cases of the Temuco Court of Appeals, Álvaro Mesa Latorre, sentenced four retired Carabineros as perpetrators and accomplices in the crime of torture resulting in the death of Segundo Enrique Candia Reyes, perpetrated at the Santa Rosa Carabineros Tenencia, commune of Temuco, in February 1984.

In the investigation, the instructing judge sentenced Daniel Sady Villalobos Escobar to 5 years in prison for his responsibility as the perpetrator of the aforementioned crime. Meanwhile, Jorge María Rivas Baeza, José Luciano Ruiz Aravena, and Ricardo Antonio Rodríguez Contreras were sentenced to 3 years in prison for their responsibility as accomplices to the same offense.

The magistrate granted Sady Villalobos the benefit of intensive supervised release, while Jorge Rivas, José Ruiz, and Ricardo Rodríguez were granted supervised release for the duration of the sentence.

Regarding the civil action, the judge ordered the State to pay the sum of $265,000,000 (two hundred sixty-five million pesos) to the victim's family members, an amount divided into $65,000,000 (sixty-five million pesos) for the victim's spouse and $50,000,000 (fifty million pesos) for each of the four children.

In the investigation, the instructing judge established: A.- That on the afternoon of February 5, 1984, Segundo Enrique Candia Reyes was apprehended at his home by Jorge María Rivas Baeza and Daniel Sady Villalobos Escobar, Carabineros from the Santa Rosa Carabineros Tenencia, following a report of an alleged fight between the aforementioned and his brother-in-law, transporting both and a friend of theirs to the Santa Rosa police unit.

At that location, and before being admitted to the guardroom, Candia Reyes was led by the arresting personnel to an area of the Tenencia, leaving only his brother-in-law at the unit's guardroom, who heard moans from the place where Segundo Candia was, attributing them to the latter.

B.- That subsequently, only Segundo Candia Reyes was admitted as a detainee in said police unit, and while in one of the cells, he complained intensely of stomach pain, being heard by some detainees who were in that place.

Even Corporal 1st Class José Luciano Ruiz Aravena and Carabinero Ricardo Rodríguez, who were on guard duty that night, saw him vomit inside his cell, not paying much attention to his discomfort and attributing it to the victim's alleged alcoholic state.

C.- That in the morning hours of February 6, 1984, Segundo Candia Reyes was found on a public street, half a block from the Santa Rosa Carabineros Tenencia, by one of his nieces. Despite his stomach pains, he had been released minutes earlier, presenting with severe abdominal pain and difficulty walking, stating that personnel from the police unit had beaten him during his detention, mentioning Daniel Sady Villalobos Escobar as one of the authors of the coercion.

Due to this situation, Candia Reyes's niece immediately went to the aforementioned Carabineros Tenencia, and upon her insistence, they called an ambulance that transported the victim to the Temuco regional hospital.

At that location, he told some of his family members that all his discomfort was the result of blows received at the Tenencia, naming Carabinero Daniel Sady Villalobos Escobar as responsible for his assaults.

D.- That after four days in the aforementioned medical facility and despite the surgical interventions to which he was subjected, Candia Reyes passed away, with his cause of death being “shock, intestinal perforation, abdominal trauma due to the actions of third parties.” Judge Álvaro Mesa Latorre was appointed as instructor for human rights cases on September 27, 2011.

Upon assuming the position, he received 41 cases in the summary stage. He currently oversees 107 cases, and in 26 of them, he has issued indictments, which has meant issuing a total of 76 indictments. In addition, there are 93 cases in the summary stage, 11 in the plenary stage, and 9 have been ruled upon.

Of the latter, all sentences have been convictions, with 5 of them being final judgments. On the other hand, 5 have been temporarily dismissed, 2 were definitively dismissed, and he has declared himself incompetent in 2.

To date, there are 122 people prosecuted and 43 accused. In his investigative work, the instructing judge of the Temuco Court of Appeals is assisted by 5 judicial clerks and 8 detectives from the Investigative Brigade for Crimes against Human Rights of the Chilean Investigative Police.

Source: elclarin.cl, April 28, 2016