Excavation of the former Uruguayan detention center Battalion 13 Restart After a two-year hiatus. The search for the remains, which resumed in early September, was put on hold because of damage to high-voltage power cables.
The Army's 13th Infantry Battalion is one of the Some Secret detention and torture centers that existed during Uruguay’s military dictatorship. The organization said thousands of Uruguayans were tortured and 197 were forcibly disappeared during the dictatorship from 1973 to 1985 “Mothers and relatives of missing Uruguayan detainees” (Famidesa).
Many of these disappearances are Operation Condor: Several South American authoritarian regimes work together to track down and eliminate political “enemies,” particularly those belonging to guerrilla movements, left-wing groups, trade unions, and religious organizations.
Today, the search for the remains of more than 160 Uruguayans continues.
It turns out to be anonymous report A veteran pointed authorities in the direction of the 13th Battalion as a potential burial site.
Earlier this year, Famidesa member Alba González critical Excavation work at the site was suspended for two years due to “bureaucracy.” According to the Montevideo portal, she believes that “state actors continue to evade responsibility and delay the process. Meanwhile, anthropologists are waiting to resume their work”, claiming that Uruguay “has always been in a state of uncertainty about the truth.” In the midst of controversy.”
Before the cable was damaged, Battalion 13 had discovered two human remains: those of Fernando Miranda and Eduardo Bleier.
have evidence It is suggested that the remains of other missing detainees could be found at the same location, including that of Argentinian national María Claudia García de Gelman, who was detained while pregnant in Buenos Aires and Forcibly taken to Montevideo.
Anthropologist Alicia Luciado explain According to a press conference, it will take a team of anthropologists one and a half to two months to complete the excavation of the site, which covers an area of 8,000 square meters.
On Tuesday, Luis Eduardo Arigón Castel was identified as the missing detainee, whose body was found in July at another former secret detention center, Battalion 14.
according to FamidesaArigón Castel, 51, a married father of two daughters, was abducted from his home, detained for a third time, tortured and then killed. He is the leader of the Uruguayan Federation of Industrial and Trade Employees (FUECI) and an active member of the Communist Party of Uruguay.
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