Víctor Lidio JARA MARTINEZ, 40 years old, popular singer and theater director, member of the Central Committee of the Juventudes Comunistas.

In a communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated March 27, 1974, responding to a note from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the O.A.S., it was stated: "Victor Jara: Deceased. He died due to the action of snipers who, I reiterate, were firing indiscriminately at the Armed Forces as well as at the civilian population."

This commission received multiple credible testimonies that refute this official version and lead to the conclusion that the events occurred in a different manner.

Víctor Jara was arrested on September 12 at the premises of the Universidad Técnica del Estado, where he was working as a theater director, and was taken to the Estadio Chile, where, after being separated from the other detainees arrested with him, he was held in the upper section of a gallery, along with other individuals considered dangerous.

Between the 12th and the 15th of that month, he was interrogated by Ejército personnel.

September 15 is the last day he was seen alive, when, in the afternoon, Víctor Jara was removed from a line of prisoners who were to be transferred to the Estadio Nacional. The following day, September 16, in the early morning, his body was found in the vicinity of the Cementerio Metropolitano by local residents, along with five other corpses, among which was that of Littré Quiroga Carvajal.

According to the autopsy report, Víctor Jara died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, totaling 44 projectile entry wounds and 32 exit wounds.

The Commission formed the conviction that the victim was executed outside of any legal process, constituting a violation of his fundamental rights for which agents of the State are responsible. This conviction is based on the fact that his arrest and his presence at the Estadio Chile are verified; and that his death by a large number of gunshot wounds is verified, which demonstrates that he was executed along with the other detainees whose bodies were found next to his.

The torture to which Víctor Jara was subjected during his detention is recounted in the General Part of this period.