Pisagua case


The Pisagua Case is the name given to the legal actions taken surrounding the crimes that occurred in the torture center and prison camp installed in the town of Pisagua, during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile.

History

The judicial investigation began prior to the claim of illegal burial presented by the Vicariate of Solidarity, 31 May 1990 in the Pozo Almonte Court.
On 2 June 1990 the mass grave was found, located in the north-west sector of the Pisagua Cemetery. Twenty bodies were discovered within the grave, well-preserved due to the salt that permeates the sand in the area.

List of prisoners executed in Pisagua

The majority of the executed were found in 1990 during an investigation led by Minister Hernán Sánchez Marré.
Shot under the “Escape Law” 29 September 1973
Executed by the First War Council 11 October 1973
Executed by the Second War Council 29 October 1973
Executed by the Third War Council 29 November 1973
Executed by the Fourth War Council 11 February 1974
Declared Missing of Iquique, Region of Tarapacá, Chile
The Executed of Iquique, Region of Tarapacá, Chile