A former Venezuelan Army Lieutenant who had fled his country and had been granted political asylum in Chile has been abducted apparently in a commando operation sanctioned by Caracas, it was reported Wednesday in Santiago.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday chose José Antonio Viera-Gallo to fill the vacancy as Ambassador to Argentina, which would mean the appointee s return to a position he held between 2015 and 2018, Undersecretary of the Interior Manuel Monsalve announced.
Monday’s ceremony marking 50 years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende was noteworthy for its boycott by the entire Chilean right, whose representatives issued statements justifying the coup.