The Senate Defense Committee received the minister of the portfolio, Maya Fernandez, to refer to the death of Franco Vargasa 19-year-old conscript who died during a raid by the 24th Motorized Brigade «Huamachuco» of the VI Army Division.
In the instance, the head of Defense indicated that «If there is something that all families require, it is accurate information. of what has happened and establish all sanctions that establishes the process itself».
Minister Fernández emphasized that the powers «are carried out by the military justice, that is what concerns us,» despite the fact that the family «can still file a complaint.»
And he stressed that «we we cannot file a complaint«That is why we have asked the State Defense Council to become part of it, the same as the request of a visiting minister, it is what corresponds to us as the Ministry of Defense.»
«The jurisdiction in these cases lies with the military justice system,» he reiterated.
Yesterday, the commander in chief of the Army, Javier Iturriaga, announced that the two officers who led the questioned exercise were removed from troop command.
Along these lines, the deputy Marcos Ilabaca (PS) declared that «two big lies on the part of the Army have been exposed and I believe that in the face of such a serious event like what happened in the north, decisions had to have been made quickly and urgently and deal a strong blow to an unprecedented act of inexcusable negligence.
Along these lines, the socialist parliamentarian criticized that «this decision-making has been delayed and I think that in communication terms and in human terms it has been treated very badly.
«You cannot condemn the Army as a result of decisions that a command developed in the northern zone, but I believe that the institutions have failed.«he stressed.