The ambassador to Argentina, José Antonio Viera-Gallodenied that Galvarino Apablazaaccused in Chile for his participation in the 1991 murder of Jaime Guzmanbe a «politically persecuted» as the senator said Daniel Nunez (Communist Party).
«I see more political persecution of Galvarino Apablaza than real elements that link him»the parliamentarian said on Friday in dialogue with 24 hoursafter the Argentine Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrichannounced that the Government of Javier Milei is managing the extradition of the former leader of the Patriotic Front Manuel Rodríguez (FPMR), 73 years old.
The former trans-Andean president Cristina Fernandez (2007-2015) decided to give the former frontist the status of political refugee. In 2017, his successor, Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), revoked this condition; However, he could not be extradited since he appealed to Justice.
In an interview published this Monday by The MercuryViera-Gallo stated that «the serious crimes he is accused of had a political motive. He is required by the Chilean justice system. He is not a politically persecuted person. «The Argentine justice system described them as common crimes.»
In that sense, he assured that the guarantees are given to try him in Chile: «No matter how many traumas Galvarino Apablaza has unjustly received (during the dictatorship), that would not prevent him from appearing before the Chilean justice system. And the current investigating minister declared very well in the press that what there is is that he will be able to be tried with all the guarantees of a criminal process in Chile if the extradition is carried out,» he noted.
Asked if the CP’s apprehensions would not make sense, then, Viera-Gallo replied that «everyone can have the opinion they want on the matter, but what has to be resolved is justice, and for that in Chile there are full guarantees; The Judiciary is independent and here is a ruling from the Supreme Court in which the State of Chile, whatever its Government, has to try to ensure that it can be fulfilled, in this case, in Argentina.»