More than a decade after being charged with murder of the famed singer and activist, Pedro Barrientos detained by ICE after U.S. citizenship is revoked
A poster with a picture of teacher and singer Victor Jara, who was tortured and shot to death during the Chilean dictatorship, is seen as people demonstrate at the General Cemetery during the commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the 1973 military coup d'etat of Augusto Pinochet and subsequent death of President Salvador Allende, in Santiago, on September 11, 2022“Barrientos’ arrest is a testament to the strong law enforcement alliances forged over years of service with our state, local,...
Dubbed the “Bob Dylan of South America,” Jara was brutally tortured before being shot to death and his body dumped along with other slain protestors. Two years later, in 2018, eight of Barrientos’ fellow Chilean officers were sentenced to 15 years in prison for their role in Jara’s death, but Barrientos avoided facing judgment because of his U.S. citizenship.
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