Family of Slain Chilean Folk Singer Victor Jara Finally Get Their Day in US Court
Updated: Aug 31, 2020
New details about the brutal murder of Victor Jara in the days following the September 11, 1973, military coup in Chile are finally emerging in a court of law. Pedro Barrientos Nuñez, a former army lieutenant under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, stands accused of torturing and killings the legendary communist folk singer at Estadio Chile on September 16, 1973. The civil trial began on June 13 and is taking place in Orlando, Florida, not Santiago, Chile. But the proceedings mark an important first step in bringing the Chilean army official to account for Jara's murder.
Read more on my latest Truthout article:
http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/36579-family-of-slain-chilean-folk-singer-victor-jara