Week of November 11, 2009

Schedule/ cases

Case-Robert Manuel Malmonia
Declaring- Graciela Carmen Buscaglia
Kidnapped- January 17, 1977

Case- Eduardo Carrera
Declaring- Carola Marta Carrera (sister of victim)
Kidnapped- Abril 4, 1977

Case- Martin Zukernik
Declaring- Nora Olga Robles
Kidnapped- June 10, 1976

“This is very difficult for me, I do not know if I have the power,” declared the first witness. Graciela Carmen Buscaglia declared in the Federal Court of La Plata on behalf of her ex-partner RobertManuel Malmonia. Malmonia disappeared in the afternoon on January 17th, as he was leaving his place of work, the Provincial Bank of Los Hornos.

Buscaglia explained that she had meet Roberto- originally from Miramar- in the School of Veternarianism at the University of La Plata during 1974. The two had both been members of the militant University Peronist group and after a short time had become a couple.The two shared an apartment. It should be mentioned however, that at the time of Roberto´s kidnapping both of them had abandoned their militant activities.

In the afternoons Roberto normally would have left the bank around six o’clock in the afternoon, but on this particular day he never returned. ” I thought perhaps he had gone to an asado and just not informed me. We waited as the night pasted, 8 o´clock, 9 o´clock, 10 o´clock, 12 o´clock. Until six in the morning I waited with my mother, looking out the window,” said Buscaglia.

As the disappereance of her boyfriend became apparent, Buscaglia did not know what to do. She called the bank where Roberto worked, and they told her everything had been normal, Roberto had worked and left as any normal day. Next she called Robertos father to inform him of what had happened. He then proceeded to file a writ of Habeas Corpus for Roberto on March 11, 1977.

After some months had passed Buscaglia ran into an old militant friend on the corner of diagonal 80 who told her, ” I believe that Roberto is in Buenos Aires, alive.” For Graciela, this confirmed that Roberto had been tortured, but that he was somehow still alive. Still to date however, Roberto remains to be one of the 30,000 people still missing.

Two losses, one pain

Carola Marta Carrera, of Triple A, who had already dealt with the kidnapping of her brother Roberto in July 1975, at the time a militant for a humanist organization, was to experience not 18 months later the disappearance of her other brother Eduardo.

Eduardo was a student of Physical Education at the University of La Plata, as well as involved in the University Peronist militant group, at the time of his dissapearance on Abril 4, 1977. Carola, explained that she had learned the exact date of Eduardo thanks to the information given to her by Eduardo´s girlfriend Andrea Calvo. Calvo had also explained that Eduardo had been kidnapped the same say he was to receive his paycheck. She also explained that Eduardo had suspected that someone at his place of work was trying to get him in trouble,which was why the couple had gone into hiding.

Eduardo had been living with two friends, when the house was raided by ” masked personnel who had come from a Falcon,” explained the declarant.

Eduardo and Andrea had been living together in the neighbrhood Almargo, but due to the amount of political violence and repression in the area, they were forced to live seperately. Andrea was kidnapped soon after Eduardo.

In regards to Zukernik

The third testimony was given by Nora Olga Robles, on behalf of Martin Zukernik. Martin Noberto Zukernik was kidnapped at night on the 10th of June 1976 from his house, where he lived with his mother and other siblings.

Martin had been working in a Lingerie factory, while also finishing his 15th year of secondary school at the Escuela Revolucion de Mayo when he was kidnapped and disappeared. According to the declarent ” it is likely that the Martin was detained leaving the school or while in route to his home from school.

While Marin never arrived home, a number of personnel dressed as civilians arrived at the Zukernik home.

“In the Cementario de Moron, many children were killed”

Before the finally testimony, Chicha Mariani, spoke a few words regarding the testimony.

After Chicha spoke, Liliana Beatriz Listorf began her testimony, exclaiming, ” My mother kidnapped me.”

Week of November 4, 2009

Schedule

Name: Baraldi Luis Alberto S/Recurso de Habeas Corpus
Case #: 416
Son of: Luis Ramon and Isolda Delia Moller
Date of birth: January 14, 1955 in Rosario
Civil State: single
Work: Diario Popular, located on street 43 #796 in La Plata
Declaring: Baraldi Luis Alberto
Detained: January 20, 1979

Name: Zukernik, Martin S/ Writ of Habeas Corpus
Case #: 1361
Declaring: Olga Robles

Testimony: At approximately 10:00pm on the 10th of June 1976 a group of armed persons dressed as civilians broke into the home of Martin Zukernik. From neighbors testimonies it is know that the entire family was put in a car and that the security forces hooded and handcuffed Martin.
The next day, on the 11th of June 1976 Mrs. Ferreire was interviewed with her brother-in-law, Julio Martinez Caceres, who at the time was the Mayor of the Criminal Institute located near street 500. After a few days the Mrs. Ferreire was informed that her son was alive. By that time the family had already presumed that Zukernik had been killed. At the time of the kidnapping the following people were also present: Nora Olga Robles de Canter (sister), Noemi C. Zukernik, and Hugo A. Cantero

Witnesses: Nora Olga Robles de Cantero (sister), Noemi C. Zukernik (sister), and Hugo A. Cantero (brother-in-law)

Malmoria Roberto Daniel Recurso de Habeas Corpus. Interpone en su favor por Maloria Roberto Miguel
Case# 631
Declaring: Graciela Buscaglia

Carrera Eduard S/ Habeas Corpus
Case# 812
Declaring: Carola Carrera (sister)

Known Facts: At the time of his kidnapping Eduardo was a student of Physical Education in the Humanities department at the National University of La Plata. On April 6, 1977, Eduardo had left his home on street 4, number 1063, floor 11, apartment C in La Plata, early for an appointment with an unknown person.

Week of October 28, 2009

Cases:

Name: Santucho, Monica Graciela S/ Investigation
Case #: 2450
Declaring: Santucho, Alejandra

A past witness, Lidia Araceli Gutierrez believes she was at one point with Monica Graciela while she was detained.

Name: Baraldi Luis Alberto S/Recurso de Habeas Corpus
Case #: 416
Declaring: Raul Guillermo Perea
Son of: Luis Ramon and Isolda Delia Moller
Date of birth: January 14, 1955 in Rosario
Civil State: single
Work: Diario Popular, located on street 43 #796 in La Plata
Declaring: Baraldi Luis Alberto
Detained: January 20, 1979

Baraldi was known to have very leftist tendencies and was in fact a known member of the socialist party. His alias/nickname was el Colorado. He had been enrolled in the University of Medical Sciences at the National University of Litoral, in the branch located in Rosario in the Province of Santa Fe. At the time, he was enrolled in his second year of university. It is known that he was living with his sister Olemenoia Maria and his brother-in-law Miguel A. Dibidino, at their residence in Rosario.

From 1973-1976, he had worked for the Senate of the Province of Buenos Aires, where he meet Patricia Claypole, who was also working for the Senate. There, they began to recruit for their press organization, the newspaper Avanzada Sociolista. From this they began a military group against the state, which was responsible for the N.G/DIQUI, Milito, between September to October 1975. In this incident a number of militants were killed. Then in March of 1976, Baraldi became involved in the Artillery Group 9, which was chaired in Chubot. In May of 1977 Baraldi returned to La Plata. While staying at his aunts home, he came into contact with other militants, including Norma Nieto Gueminia. She was active in the P.S.T and was also connected with Chiquito and La Direccion Zonal de La PLata.

In January of 1979, Baraldi was living with his friend Raul Guillermo Perea, on street 43 and 796 in La Plata. The two were at their residence the moment they were detained by police forces on January 20, 1976. Both were militants of the Socialist Party of the Workers. In the victims home, police forces encountered and confiscated leftist literary material (such as books by Leon Trotsky, various editions of the newspaper “Opcion” and the review “De America”.) Also they took a large notebook “Movimiento Contemporaneo del Oeste” which contained poetry that protested the national government of Maria Estela Martinez Peron. With this information t can be determined that “el Movimiento contemporaneo del Oeste” was the body of press for “Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores” in the region of La Plata. At the time of his kidnapping Baraldi was employed at “Diario Popular” and he had intended to start a “Frente Grafico” in the city of La Plata. Perea had been employed at Astilleros Rio Santiago and had had contact with the group when he began his third year as Sociology major. Both victims were freed after a few months. However, it has been many years, and there has not been a registered explanation of why the two were liberated. He was detained shortly after this. In March of 1979 Baraldi was detained to La Plata by the Organismo de Seguridad, he was then transferred to the Coordinacion Federal for interrogations of his leftist activities. Here he was interrogated about his time working with the Senate of the Province during 1973-1976, which was the same time he was involved in the Parted Renovator.

“Detention de Celula del PST in La Plata”.

Name: Caceres, Lorenzo Federico S/ Habeas Corpus
Case # 155
Declaring: Susana Olivera Careres (Wife)
Civil State: Married
Kidnapped: March 26, 1978
Place of Kidnapping: Residence located on street Salasillo, between Baradero and Campana Province of Buenos Aires

Known Facts of kidnapping: On March 26, 1978 at approximately 7:20 in the morning eight to ten armed personnel broke into the above mentioned residence. The mean claimed to be the police. For 20 minutes they searched through the couple’s things. As they began to leave the home they detained my husband. Since this occurred I have not been able to get any information on the where about of my husband.

Name: Servin, Santiago S/ Averiguacion
Case #: 2554
Declaring: Melania Servin
Nationality: Paraguayan
Date of birth: May 23, 1925
Civil State: Married
Profession: Journalist and writer
Location at time of kidnapping: Street 841 N# 1824 San Francisco, Solano
Date Kidnapped: September 7, 1976

Known facts of kidnapping: On September 7, 1976 at approximately 1:00 in the morning more than six young armed men broke into our home. Before we could get an answer as to whom they were they kidnapped my husband. (Taken from a previous testimony of Santiago Servin’s wife)

Three new testimonies contributed information to the Court of La Plata in this Wednesday. The testimonies for Los Juicios por la Verdad lasted approximately two hours.
The first to give testimony was Alejandra Santucho, on behalf of the case of her sister, Monica Graciela Santucho; Santucho stated, “ We were at our home, where we lived with Melchor Romero. I was playing with my neighbor when the police came. We were hiding, and there proceeded to be gun shots, which killed my parents,” following the shooting they took my sister with them.
After the kidnapping of her sister, Alejandra stayed at the house of her neighbors, where she “was rescued by two of her parents acquaintances, the Montoneros,” who according to her saved her life. The following day of the event, a woman who claimed to be a social assistant interrogated Alejandra. She was trying to offer more information for the military. “We had a discussion that was full of lies,” said the witness.
Alejandra then returned to her memories of her sisters kidnapping. “ It was a huge and important event. I was ten years old. There were helicopters. I We lived with a couple (Ledesma and Gutierrez), who had a baby, and we were rescued by the grandfather who was a commissary.” The couple was also kidnapped and has remained disappeared.
According to the declaration of the witness, Monica Santucho was seen in Arana, the 15th Commissary and in the Brigade the after her kidnapping.

It has been noted also that the Forensic Anthropology Team (EAF) found the remains of Monica Santucho on October 12, after subtracting DNA from her siblings. The remains were laid to rest in White Bay on October 14.
Recent evidence presented by Adriana Calvo Santucho say that Monica was in Arana and died there shortly afterwards.
“They tortured us the first night”
The second testimonty was that of Raul Guillermo Perea, who declared on behalf of the writ of habeas corpus for “Baraldi Luis Alberto.”
Perea and Baraldi had been living together in a house on street 43 #796 in the city of La Plata when they were detained by police forces. They both were militants of the Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores.
Perea was kidnapped on January 19th at 10:00 p.m. With respect to this he declared: “I was in my third year of Psychology and was working at Astilleros Rio Santiago in La Plata. I recognized one person named Jaime for his long boots, who led the operation (note: Mario Alberto Jaime, died last year).
Next the kidnappers went to look for Luis Baraldi, whom had left for work at the newspaper at midnight. Thanks to the complicity of the doorman of the building, the kidnappers obtained this information.
Baraldi and Perea were taken to the camp Arana, where they remained until January 31. “They tortured us the first night. They put my head underwater for several minutes, as though they were going to drown me. I hit my head against the faucet, which provoked a fight between the oppressors. This gave me some peace of mind that perhaps they did not really want to hurt me.” The situation prompted visits from a doctor whom would periodically check on Perea.
With respect to this in May 1979 there was a visit from the International Commission of Human Rights in Argentina. “Without a doubt things calmed down in regards to the amount of torture we received. We were very fortunate.” Said Perea
At the beginning of February both men were transferred to the Brigade of Research of La Plata (Note: Perea recognized the floor plans of the detention center in court today), where they entered into a situation of “legality”, he recalled. Next he added: “From there, after a number of days, they took us to the Tribunals, where the employs cried because we had been the first detainees to recover our liberty in La Plata.”
Alberto Gonzalez was the other person detained by a group of militants. He had been on vacation on the coast of Buenos Aires, in January 1979. The militants had organized a system of guards at the train station to stop the Platense from returning home. There they waited to capture him.
It is worth mentioning once more that Baraldi was employed at “Diario Popular” the moment he was kidnapped and had intended to organize a Frente Grafico in the city of La Plata. Perea worked in Astilleros Rio Santiago and had had contact with the organization by the time he had entered his third year of psychology. Both are enjoying freedom after those terrible moments they lived through 30 years ago.
“The Condor took him to Paraguay”
The last testimony heard provided information pertaining to the case of “Servin Santiago” and was given by Melania Servin, the sister of the victim.
Santiago Servin Benitez was kidnapped in the early morning of September 7, 1976 by a group of soldiers armed with machine guns, from his home on San Francisco de Solano. He was Paraguayan, 51 years of age, and at the time of his kidnapping was working as the editor of the newspaper “ La Voz del Solano.”
Melania Servin testified, of the kidnapping of her brother and her nephew Atilio Servin,: A group of disguised men came and they kidnapped him, they also stole clothes and money.” Servin Benitez had published two books and had been working on a third.
“ My nephew was released 11 days after in the park of Pereyra Iraola because he had no political affiliation. While he had been in captivity they had tortured him. Now he is an exile in Sweden with his wife Hilda Burgues,” continued Melania.
With respect to Santiago, she assured: “The last time I saw him was in Quilmes, but I was told that the operation Condor took him to Paraguay where he was killed. I researched this myself.” The victim had been active in the Communist Party in Paraguay.

Translated from the work of Santiago Giorello

Update for Week of October 21, 2009

Unfortunately, no testimonies or cases were heard today at the Court,, due to a lack Judges. The testimonies have been rescheduled for next week. In other news, it was decided that El Tribunal Oral in the Federal Criminal Court of La Plata will begin its public hearings concerning the prosecutions of the members of the military junta involved at Unidad Penal N*9 on December 3, 2009.

Information Pertaining to the Week of October 14, 2009

Name: Rapaccini, Aldo Omar
Declaring: Rapaccini, Carina (daughter)
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Kidnapped: July 1976

Name: Torrillas, Nestor Daniel
Date kidnapped: March 9, 1977
Writ of Habeas Corpus

Nestor Daniel Torrillas was kidnapped from his home on the 9th of March 1977 by a group of armed civilians. He was 26 years old at the time, married, and was working as a technical machaninc when he was detained. On the 26th of July 1977 his family was informed that he had been taken to the Comisaria Octava, where they would be allowed to start visting him.

Almost a year later, Torrillas was transferred to Unite #9, at the same time that there was a disposition.

Name: Amendola, Hugo
Kidnapped: June 10th, 1976
Investigation

Overview of the testimonies:
Los Juicios por la Verdad have another round of hearings Wednesday morning, in which they will be hear testimonies regarding the cases of Rapaccini Aldo Omar S/ Investigation, and Torrillas, Nestor Daniel S/ Interp. Habeas Corpus. The Chamber of Appeals La Plata will also hear the testimony of Hugo Amedola, whose case has been classified as an APDH S/ Inquiry.

After searching for information in the comprehensive database of APDH La Plata no legal records could be found with respect to the declarent Hugo Amendola. Nor was any information found regarding Carina Rapaccini, the witness who will testify first, at 10:00 a.m. for the case of “Rapaccini Omar Aldo S/ Investigation.

Although information regarding the Rapaccini case was not encountered in the files at APDH, it can be assumed that the case has some relations with the cases of Irene Svala Martinze de Zuppa, Nestor Zuppa, and Ernesto Svala, because statements regarding Rapaccini have been found in other statements and documents.

The third and fourth spaces for testimonies are meant to be left for witnesses speaking on behalf of the Torrillas case. These were cited by the Federal Court for a hearing last Wednesday, but will ultimately be given tomorrow at 11:00am. The testimonies will be given by Carlos Roesler and Viviana Rodriguez. In other declarations before the House, both have claimed to have seen Daniel Nestor in the former Clandestine Detention Center Camps Circuit, known as “la Cacha” where they had been held together in captivity.

Week of October 7, 2009

Name: Futulis, Laura Ines
Case # 2392 s/u
Date of birth: January 10, 1955
Place of birth: Buenos Aires
Daughter of: Antonio Futulis and Delia Ines Briola
Civil State: Married
Name of Partner: Eduardo Rodriguez
Kidnapped: July 6, 1977
Place of Kidnapping: Los Eucaliptus- Victoria 350
San Antonio de Padus- PBA

Known Facts of Kidnapping: On the 6th of July 1977, at approximately 4 o’clock am, a group of people dressed as civilians and armed personal called from the door of the above-mentioned residence. Once inside the group began to raid the home. They did not find anything (guns, pamphlets, ect.) instead, the armed forces seized the personal documents of the kidnapped couple, as well as some of the money Eduardo had been saving from his work as a painter. Then they left in a car. At the home they left the couple’s daughter Ana Soledad Rodriguez, born 18-3-77, in the care of her maternal grandmother Dolores Gimenez de Briola.

Name: Llaniveli, Ramon Antonio
Case #: 2570 s/u
Date of birth: February 7, 1958
Profession: Soldier in Punta Alta
Residence: Street 7 number 499 Berisso (Buenos Aires)
Civil State: Single
Children: No
Date and place of Kidnapping: July 8, 1977, at approximately 2:25 a.m. in his home

Statement of Complaint: “From loud speakers they called the names of the family from the outside of the home. They came in and operated very intently. The men hooded and separated each of the family members into distinct areas. They then returned to Ramón’s room and took a few things. They kidnapped him and we know nothing more…”

Witnesses: Ramon Antonio Llaniveli (father), Mercedes Rojas de Llavineli ( Mother), Mario Jorge Lavineli (brother, Vincente Arcangel

Executors: Varies cars, individuals dressed as civilians that came together and were armed

Complaints: Comisaria 34* of Berisso (rejected complaint)
Habeas Corpus: yes ( no notice to organizations)

Person giving complaint: Rojas de Llavinelli Mercedes (Madre) C.I: 5458428

Expedient: 2429 Buenos Aires 2/28/1984
Sara Angelica Rojas LC 2608659 (Grandmother)
Said to have presented the truth
Declared about what she had seen on 7/8/1977 at 2:15 a.m.

Name: Prado, Lito Oscar
Case #: 2474
Declaring: Ana Maria Gonzalez
Date of birth: June 17, 1941
Age: 35 years
Civil State: Married
Residence: 512 between 5 & 6, La Plata

Known Facts: Information regarding Prado has mainly come from other peoples’ testimonies. These testimonies have included bits of information in regards to the location of Lito Oscar Prado after his kidnapping. In his testimony, Juan Carlos Castelli, a former detainee, stated that during his time at the “Comision Interna” Prado had been present. During this part of the testimony a Dr. Perez Galimberti interrupted and explained that Lito Prado was detained with Casagrande, Betti, whom had testified the previous week, and the brother of Betti. They were killed in a clash that occurred in Boulonge and some have been identified. The bodies were sent to a counseling expert, however there was not a lot of success in the DNA matches being conducted by the Forensic Anthropology Team. Believed to be in the group were Cena, Benci, Beatriz Zulema Grasso, and Osvaldo Lovazzano. Juan Carlos Arpani. Nelida Dimovich, Lito Oscar Prado. And Rodolfo Luis Casagrande.

Name: Pareja, Jose Alfredo
Case #: 2321 s/u
Date of birth: March 19, 1951
Profession: Lawyer
Residence at time of detention: Lavalle 2.311 Olavarria, Prov. of Buenos Aires
Civil State: Single

Facts of the case: Pareja was kidnapped at approximately 11:00pm on the 12th of March 1977 while leaving the home of his sister. The persons responsible appeared to be the military.

Overview:
Note: No testimonies were heard of the 30th of September 2009, due to the fact that no witnesses appeared in court. There is some overlap between the testimonies and cases from September 30 and October 7th, 2009.

7th of October- La Plata, the Federal Court of Appeals received three of the six witnesses that were summoned to the hearing. The witnesses where seen in the following order, which was determined by the court. The testimonies were in respect to the cases of Lauara Ines Futulis S/ Investigation, Young Jose Alfredo S/ Investigation, and Ramon Antonio Yanivelli S/ Inquiry.
The first to testify was Anne Soledad Rodriguez, who testified for her mother’s, Laura Ines Futulis, case. Futulis was abducted from her home with her husband Eduardo Rodrigues, on July 6th 1977.
Due to the fact that Rodriguez was only three-months old at the time of the kidnapping, her testimony was not extensive. As a result of the kidnapping, Rodriguez was initially abandoned in her bed at the couples home in San Antonio de Padua. She was later placed in the care of her maternal grandmother.
Although Rodriguez was to young to remember the incident, she made a point to reemphasize the testimonies of Zambano Liliana, another witness for Los Juicios por La verdad, whom testified that she had seen Laura Agnes and her husband in the Pozo Banfield. According to the testimony, the couple was first taken to the former secret detention center la Brigada de San Justo and then transferred to the former secret detention center Circuito Camps.
Ana Soledad Rodriguez continued to express that she what she was testifying were facts she had been told. She explained that her father had been “ obligated/forced to go to Pozo Banfield to work as a painter and to restore the office until he was abducted.” Ana was able to contribute only a little information pertaining to her mother. She did not know what her mother had been studying or about her working at the factory “Rolitos.” However, she did confirm that “both belonged to the group Montoneros and that even when in captivity they had maintained relations with the Lavalle-Lemos couple, who they were transferred with to Pozo Banfield.”
Maria Rosa Young, the sister of Jose Alfredo Pareja a former detainee, gave the second testimony of the hearing.
Jose Alfredo was 27 years old at the time of his kidnapping. He had studied law in the city of La Plata, where he also chaired the Peronist Youth group. Jose Alfredo lived in his hometown of Olavarria, and was seen for the last time leaving his house.
As the witness recalled the day of her brother’s disappearance, it was reinforced that he lived in the same building as the staff of the Regiment of Olavarria. This statement helped reinforce the oddity that her brother had been allowed to live in the same habitation as the group, and helped strengthen the possibility that her brother was allowed to stay there as a means of monitoring his actions.
Maria Rose stated that her suspicions had always led her to believe that Horacio Leites and Captain Tula, both members of the Regiment of Olavarria, “had been directly involved in her brother kidnapping.”
According to the witness, the day after her brother’s kidnapping, her father filed a writ of habeas corpus at the Police Station in Olavarria. When no real action took place to help locate Jose Alfredo, her father decided to take the case to the IACHR and the Embassy of Ecuador in search of help.
In the last part of her testimony, the witness reemphasized the testimony of Patricia Perez Catan, who testified that she had seen Jose Alfredo in the detention center, “La Cancha,” between May and August of 1977.
Maria Cristina Yanivelli, the sister of Ramon Antonio Yanivelli, gave the third testimony. Ramon Antonio was kidnapped in 1977 by a group of “civilians” at the age of 19. He had been working as a conscript in Marina de Punta Alta, in the Province of Buenos Aires the third testimony.
Before giving her testimony, the witness declared that this was the first time she had testified for the sake of her brother’s case and that she had never been cited in court before. With this reservation, she began to recall the details of the raid and the subsequent kidnapping of her brother.
Maria Cristina was 15 years old at the time of the kidnapping, which occurred in the early morning on July 8, 1977, an episode that was result in the kidnapping of her brother Ramon Antonio. At the start of the raid, the home was broken into through window of her mother’s room. They warned that the “house was surrounded,” and it was in fact covered in lights.
Upon breaking into the home, the attackers redirected our family and covered us with blankets, making it impossible to see, and returned each of us to our respective rooms, except for Ramon Antonio, whom they proceeded to interrogate for “political/military reasons.”
It was very obvious that the witness was in pain as she recalled not only her brother’s kidnapping, but her personal experience in the whole ordeal. At one point she recalled that “as the event continued one of the men pointed a gun at her head and demanded to know why there were no lights in the kitchen.”
Also, Maria Cristina established anther connection with the case of Daniel Nestor Torrillas, whom had lived only five blocks from her house and whom claims to have seen her brother in “La Cancha.”
“It was extremely painful to loss Ramon. I had no means or ability to investigate what had happened in that moment: I was so scared,” stated the witness. She concluded her testimony by explaining that “our family does not speak of this event, it just inflicts way to much pain.” This statement is very significant because it means that there is a possibility that other members in the family may be able to contribute more information pertaining to the case.
Yanivelli continued to explain that after the kidnapping of Ramon Antonio, there father had solicited information regarding the military work at Punto Alta, where Ramon had conscripted, and Berisson Station. With respect to this he received a negative response. They promised to send someone to the home to look for information. It has been thirty-two years and we still cannot follow the hands of Yanivelli.

Week of September 23, 2009

First weeks of Testimonies and brief overview of cases

Testimonies from September 23, 2009

Cases:

Name:
Name: Grasso, Beatriz Zulem
Kidnapped: June 23, 1977
Writ of Habeas Corpus

Known facts:
Grasso was kidnapped from her place of work, Factory Siap Camino, located in General Belgrano, La Plata on the 29th of March 1976 at around 11a.m. She was detained by personal from Ejercito Agento. She was first taken to the police station located on streets 1 and 59, but was then later moved to the Brigada Femenina. Grasso was never told her rights. She was apparently detained as a means of learning of her about her political activities and involvement. She was then transferred to the Penal de Lisandro Olmos Unidad Carcelaria #8, where it is believed she stayed until November of the following year when she was taken to the Detent ional center of Villa Deboto, Pabellon 49. Grasso’s husband was also kidnapped with her, however he was taken to Unit number 9 of the detention center.

Case:
Name: Lavalle, Monica Maria Lemos and Gustavo A,
Kidnapped: July 20th, 1977
Occupation: Teacher and Factory worker
Children: 2, one of 14 months, the other unborn

September 23, 2009

Overview:
The following statements and testimonies are of “Chicha” Mariani, the grandmother of Clara Anahi. She has requested that the authorities investigate who was involved in the shooting that occurred in “la casa de calle 30”. Thus far, the testimonies have indicated that Oscar Albertp Boscio may have been involved and/or directly participated in the shooting. These testimonies may also be of pertinence in the cases of Grasso and Lavalle.

(23-Sep) In a new hearing of the Juicio por la Verdad, in la Camara Federal de Apelaciones de La Plata, testimonies have been given relating to the cases of Mariani Daniel E. y Teruggi de Mariani Diana Esmeralda S/ Denincia, Grasso Beatriz Zulema S/ Habeas Corpus y Lemos Monica Maria S/ Investigations DIPPBA y CONADEP

For the first time, Maria Isabel “Chicha” Chorobik de Mariani gave a testimony of what occurred on the 24th of November 1976. It was on this day that members of the Brigada de Investigaciones of La Plata raided the home of her son Daniel. It was also on this day that the members of the Brigada de Investigaciones killed “Chicha’s” daughter-in-law Diana Esmeralda Teruggi and kidnapped her granddaughter Clara Anahi, who was three months old.

The testimony of “Chicha” is an extension from the lost testimony that was effectively being given by Ana Maria Bossio in the audience of Jucio por la Verdad. It also comes after the discovery of a metal bullet in the ceiling of the house, which was discovered by a team of architects whom have been working on restoring the home due to its position as a National Historical Monument.

“Chicha” has stressed in the testimony of Oscar Alberto Bossio’s sister, of whom may have been at the house of “calle 30” the day of the raid and shooting. “Oscar was a doctor of printing and had gone into hiding, his sister also has recounted that he had not eaten anything that was not rabbit,” told “Chicha” outlining a theory about who could have been the man that resisted the shootings in the ceiling behind the tank.

In this sense, toward the end of the hearing, the witness of Soledad De La Cuadra told his account of what had happened that tragic day, which was in direct correlation with the accounts of Mariani.

There are also statements from neighbors of the home, which have said they heard a number of shots, yelling, as well as the alleged shot that was used to “defend” the home. However none of neighbors are able to identify the exact identities of the three persons that resisted, still there statements affirm the report of the Estado a la Corte Interamericana of the Derchos Humanos in 1979 that there were in fact seven people in the house the day of the shooting.

New Contributions:

Summoned by the Foundation, Clara Anahi, and since almost three years ago, a group of architects have been and continue to work on the restoration of the house on “la calle 30.” As a part of their work they have been trying to recover the exact types of materials in the home that have deteriorated since the incident. There work is of vital importance to the preservation of the home as a National Historical Monument, as well as for maintaining the strong sentiments attached to the home. Ana Maria Otavinelli and Fernando Francisco Gandolfi are the two architects that declared their discovery that supports the theory that one of the individuals in the shootings resisted the crossfire that eventually ended up in the ceiling.

“ We can evaluate the lifting of the membrane and see that the sheets perforated and the lead corresponds to the exact path of the bullet. This supports the statements of Otavinelli and is further clarified by Gandolfi in his: “the direction of the perforations coincides with the position of the tank and creates a perfect line with the bullets path.”

In relation to the case “Grasso Beatriz Zulema S/ Habeas Corpus,” sworn statements by Juan Jose llegretti, an exdetainee and liberated from the Centro Clandestine de Detencion, which had been an Infantry and was located precisely on 1 and 59.

On May 31, 1976, Allegretti was detained in his home by “ personal dressed in green uniforms” according to his story. “The first night that I was in a place of which I still can not determine. From there they brought me to the Clandestino where I stayed for 18 days blindfolded and handcuffed” stated the witness.

Despite having been summoned for this case for the present case, Allegretti was unable to provide specific information on Beatriz Zulema Grasso, justifying that his remaining memories of her are very vague. According to his remaining memory, he can only give concrete accounts of his friend Juan Carlos Castelli, whom he claims was transferred in the same vehicle and to the same destination. Along with Castelli, he could cite a number of other surnames, such as Arias and Carpani. Beatriz Zulema Grasso he recalled little to nothing.

In regards to the case of Lavalle:

The following testimony, given by the mother of Monica Maria Lemos de Lavalle, who was kidnapped on the 20th of July 1977, along with her husband Gustavo A. Lavalle and their daughter of 14 months, also named Maria, is in regards to her missing grandchild whom was born during Monica Maria Lemos de Lavalle’s time in captivity. Monica was 8 months pregnant at the time of her kidnapping. Haydee Vallino de Lemos, grandmother of Maria and her unknown grandchild has presented a right of habeas corpus to the government of Argentina as a means of obtaining information on her grandchild that was born during her daughter’s kidnapping. It is believed that the child was transferred to another location shortly after Monica Maria gave birth.

In regards to the other part of the case, Monica Maria Lemos Lavalle and Gustavo Antonio de Lavalle were kidnapped from their home in the town of Joseph C. Peace on the 20th of July 1977. Security forces composed of both policemen and members of the armed forces, detained the couple and their 14 months daughter Maria at about one o’clock in the morning, at the time Monica Mary was 8 months pregnant. After a few days the kidnappers returned and left the daughter Maria in the house of her grandmother, Monica Maria’s mother. The kidnappers left no information regarding the whereabouts of the couple or the baby Monica was expecting. The little girl was dirty and very malnourished. “We attempted to feed the little girl, but she would not react. They bathed her, but the little girl remained in a state of shock,” stated Hermini Lavalle, the brother of Gustavo, who gave his testimony today before the Federal Chamber of La Plata.

The daughter of Monica y Gustavo, Maria Jose Lavalle Lemos, was born in the Pozo de Banfield. Appropriated by the former police officer Bonaerense Ruben Luis Lavallen (deceased) regained her identity on the 30th of October 1987.

Hermini Lavalle stated the following: “we could not confirm anything from those years. They told us that my brother was alive and that she had born a daughter. He had seen the child alive, until he was transferred by plane from el pozo de Banfield. In regards to Monica it was mentioned that she had died.

The granddaughter born in captivity was found with the help of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo in 1987. “ We were told that there was a family that has a missing daughter… Maria Jose was found in Mar del Plata and there was no doubt it was her because she looked just like Monica,” stated Herminia.