Convicted murderer of Victor Jara takes his own life before being transferred to jail
The Chilean Interior Ministry reported that one of the seven ex-military personnel convicted for the kidnapping and murder of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara took his own life after being sentenced for his guilt in the crime. teleSUR
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00:00 The Chilean interior ministry reported one of the seven ex-military personnel convicted
00:04 for the kidnapping and murder of singer-songwriter Victor Jara took his own life after being
00:09 sentenced for his guilt in the crime.
00:12 The Eastern Prosecutor's Office confirmed the suicide of retired brigadier Hernan Chacon
00:18 Soto, who died before the sentence to 25 years in prison for the murder and kidnapping of
00:24 singer-songwriter Victor Jara and Etriqui Oga, director of Cardemiria during the government
00:33 of Salvador Allende.
00:34 The PDIS homicide brigade ruled out the involvement of third parties and verified that a former
00:43 brigadier who committed suicide would have been registered in his name.
00:46 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.au/crimestoppers.