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40 Years After Chile Coup, Family of Slain Singer Víctor Jara Sues Alleged Killer in U.S. Court

This week marks the 40th anniversary of what’s known as the other 9/11: September 11, 1973, when a U.S.-backed military coup ousted Chile’s democratically elected president Salvador Allende and ushered in a 17-year repressive dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet. We’re joined by Joan Jara, the widow of Chilean singer Víctor Jara, who has just filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. court against the former military officer who allegedly killed Jara 40 years ago. Jara’s accused killer, Pedro Barrientos, has lived in the United States for roughly two decades and is now a U.S. citizen. Jara’s family is suing him under federal laws that allow U.S. courts to hear about human rights abuses committed abroad. Last year, Chilean prosecutors charged Barrientos and another officer with Jara’s murder, naming six others as accomplices.

Anniversary of Chilean Coup Brings Renewed Calls for Justice

Four decades after Jara’s death, a civil lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Jacksonville, claiming that Pedro Pablo Barrientos Nuñez — a man now living in Florida — is responsible for those events as well as the torture of Jara in the days after the democratically elected Marxist President Salvador Allende was toppled and a military dictatorship installed.

Family of Víctor Jara Turns From Chile to U.S. in Quest for Justice

Thousands of miles from where Víctor Jara was murdered, the battle to bring his killers to justice is now making its way to U.S. courts as the family sues Pedro Barrientos, a former military officer living in Florida, for: “torture; extrajudicial killing; cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; crimes against humanity and arbitrary detention.”

Family of Slain Chilean Folk Artist Victor Jara Says Deltona Man to Blame for His Execution

The surviving family of well-known Chilean folk artist Victor Jara, who was tortured and killed in a military coup in 1973, has filed a federal lawsuit against the army lieutenant accused of leading the execution — who has been quietly living in Central Florida. Jara’s widow and children accuse Pedro Pablo Barrientos Nunez of Deltona of carrying out a host of violations including crimes against humanity and torture.

Ex Chilean Officer Living in Deltona Sued in Murder of Folk Singer

A former Chilean army lieutenant now living in Deltona and accused of torturing and killing a folk singer during the dictatorship of Chile’s President Augusto Pinochet should pay for the slaying, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Florida this week by the singer’s family. The lawsuit comes as Chilean officials prepare to submit an order from that country’s Supreme Court requesting the extradition of Deltona resident Pedro Pablo Barrientos to Chile.

Florida Man Sued Over Pinochet-Era Murder of Chilean Folk Singer

Musician Victor Jara’s family has sued a retired Chilean army officer who lives in Florida for allegedly torturing and killing the folk singer and political activist after a military coup four decades ago. The Center for Justice and Accountability, or CJA, and Chadbourne & Parke, LLP filed the civil lawsuit on behalf of Jara’s family in a Florida district court.

Family of Slain Chilean Singer Victor Jara Seeks Justice in U.S.

The family of Victor Jara, the famous Chilean folk singer who was among the first victims of the country’s military coup in 1973, has filed a lawsuit in Florida against the former army officer it alleges killed him. The killing happened 40 years ago, and it wasn’t until last year that a Chilean judge charged eight former army officers with the singer-songwriter’s death. One of those indicted, Pedro Barrientos, has lived in Florida since the early 1990s. That is where Jara’s family filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Jacksonville.