The Prosecutor’s Office decided to open an investigation ex officio after the allegations of alleged torture of a cadet from the Military Academy. The fact is being investigated and several procedures have already been carried out, in order to elucidate the circumstances.
Prosecutor Sussy Riquelme, from the Specialized Unit for Punishable Acts against Human Rights, opened an investigation on March 29, 2022 in relation to the case of a young man who was hospitalized after allegedly suffering physical abuse at ACADEMIL.
This cadet had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Military Hospital, in the midst of a controversy after having reported cases of torture in the military academy.
The prosecutor pointed out that several procedures have already been carried out in the framework of this case, including two constitutions in the hospital where the victim was hospitalized. There they managed to withdraw some reports on her diagnosis and medical condition.
The forensic doctor, after a physical inspection of the cadet, found symmetry in the chest, although no bruises or signs of external physical injury were verified, therefore the preliminary report rules out a broken clavicle.
The data provided by the Public Ministry speak of a linear fracture of the left side of the rib and a basic respiratory condition. At the moment, the young man is stable and is already recovering in a common room.
In the same way, it was also ordered that psychological containment be carried out with the forensic psychologist of the Prosecutor’s Office, in order to have an evaluation of the victim’s condition and see if she has any consequences after what happened.
The prosecutor in the case sent a series of official letters requesting the reports, files and records regarding the list of students, records, copies of the minutes and news books at the Military Academy. Likewise, she requested the report of the medical care that the young man has received at the ACADEMIL facilities and at the Military Hospital.
The cadet will be expected to be in physical and emotional condition to give a statement, a procedure that will be carried out in accordance with current international protocols and regulations regarding investigations in cases of torture.
