April 12 1995 was produced in Ushuaia the death of Victor Choque, a construction worker hit by a police bullet in a protest linked to the eviction of the Continental factory-metallurgical sector occupied by the workers through a bankruptcy process. previous day's episode of violent connotations increased discontent and there were those who chose the streets to act out their distress. Victor
would sign as the first democracy died in an act of repression against social protest.
But we remember from all this?
The issue became so dimension and there are books that deal with the theme:
Bernardo Veksler in doomsday Rebellions , recorded testimony from a co-worker, Sergio Ojeda, he said "we were about seventy yards from where people were throwing stones and police fired from the street Deloqui" , then heard that some began to shout "killed one, killed one," adding "I turned around and saw it was a man who worked with us. Recently the company I did not know his name. When we get bleeding in the head and mouth. " Come to the hospital with loss of brain mass and end up dying there.
On completion of 120 years of Police Fueguina the publication of a historical review. Chronicle there appears a black page where you write: "The claims of attacking the Government House, which already was a symbol and stronghold to destroy, lasted past 0230 on 12 April. In the afternoon hors a massive public rally condemned the actions of government and encouraged by social agitators, it was intended entry to the Police Headquarters, for which it was held "boot of the killer claws" freedom of workers and unionists who had been arrested hours earlier. It happened to it a furious attack on the Chief and First Precinct, which was repelled with dozens of wounded on both sides and the balance of the unfortunate death of a worker Victor Choque, who just was watching the race distance. This brought a new social rejection, which gave the minister Baschera being replaced by Carlos Mariño
COFAVI The report
"Víctor Choque to 8 years who was living in Ushuaia, the heat had come north seeking its place in the world, was building his house, and had high hopes for the future, he had married in that city that welcomed him with that wonderful sky, mountains its lakes, its forests, its white winter snow, and the incredible peace he found there, married in 1993 and his wife began a new life, never imagined that a bullet would end his dreams. "
COFAVI is a committee of relatives of victims of police violence ...
"On April 12, 1995, about two thousand people, claimed against the Chief of Police of Tierra del Fuego, the release of the detainees in Tuesday's incident, being evicted an appliance factory. "
"There were serious clashes, the demonstrators threw stones and police suppressed with tear gas and rubber bullets. Víctor Choque fell there was watching everything that happened from the sidewalk to his house in Magallanes Street, was a construction worker aged 37, who was shot in the head, and died while being transferred to the Regional Hospital, There were also thirty wounded on this day that mourned to this province and throughout Argentina, taking the innocent blood of someone who was not even participating in anything that happened. "
"April 14, thousands of demonstrators passed through the wake of shock-in-Ushuaia Sports Centre, held a march calling for clarification of the facts and accompanied his remains, to the airplane would move his remains to the province of Salta, where he was from Victor. "
Government action was effective in this regard, the tomb of Shock is now a place in history not fueguina, the mounds and monoliths arose in different parts fail elicit permanent reminder of his death would have been a ground cross fueguino.
The trial and punishment
The Police Review published in 2005 under the governorship Colazo and Walter Headquarters Vargas, explains: "civil and criminal justice process after lower-ranking police and union, in oral debate on the responsibilities found death of the worker and other soldiers who were made ejemplificadotas sanctions in addition to tasks of mandatory community in Ushuaia Regional Hospital and Special School Kayu-Chen "
referred to what was ruled on 1 October the following year , where the police Polo Felix was sentenced to nine years in prison. And at the end of his sentence added to the same police force as an instructor.
The Human Rights organization by analyzing the behavior of Judge Maria Cristina Barrionuevo, who had done a noteworthy job. Seized the weapons of the 289 officers involved of this repression, traveled to Salta and exhumed the body of Victor, finding the bullet in his skull which caused death, compared with the different grooves of the pipes of all seized weapons and was able to specify, along with the skills of National Gendarmerie, the bullet that killed Victor, had been shot by the officer Polo, the same was arrested in October of that year.
On November 14 the police officer was convicted of manslaughter and locked it for 50,000 pesos but their property, and also confirmed the detention. In an unprecedented court desicion, Judge solved only in this case seven months.
According to the judge found that wearing Polo April 12, his 9 mm pistol, No. 247145 Browning FN and partially covered her face with a colored scarf.
also found that the officer had fired his weapon the day before the incidents of eviction Fueguina Continental manufacturing plant.
work of Judge Barrett is an example of what the judiciary can do when they decide to work for truth and justice.
His wife left the city of Ushuaia and returned to the north, thus uniting the two provinces of the country's extremes, from hot to cold and cold to heat, carrying the burden of absence.
Victor never able to finish his house and, like his life, remained unfinished.
"Policy Implications of this death? Fulvio
Baschera had left the Ministry agreed that despite the large body of objections it had received in his candidacy in 1991. Successfully able to devote time to a work of journalistic entrepreneur.
For the April 25, 1995 Province 23 synthesized as marching conflicts "in April 1925. Province 23 entitled Kenya closed, went bankrupt and Bencer Continental burned. "
On 28 the government was getting from the Legislature the enactment of Law 214. Authorization for managing appropriations for the construction of new port of Caleta La Mission, Act 215. Credit for the new Rio Grande Hospital, and 216 of the law. made for the provision and installation of lifts at Cerro Krund.
was thought that the weight of the blood Víctor Choque fueguino would make the electorate would deny the reelection Fueguino Popular Movement for the formula to be presented Estabillo-Castro, but won in the first round.
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