Chilean military officer convicted for 1973 murder of Víctor Jara arrested after evading custody

An 80-year-old former military officer has been apprehended in Chile following a period as a fugitive after receiving a 25-year sentence in 2023. The conviction relates to the 1973 torture and murder of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara and former prison director Littré Quiroga Carvajal, marking a significant development in long-standing efforts to prosecute Pinochet-era human rights abuses.