Pedro Barrientos, 74, was charged in the kidnapping, torture and killing of the popular folk singer Víctor Jara days after the 1973 military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende.
Folk singer Victor Jara was held in a sports stadium where he was interrogated, tortured and killed. The soldiers, aged between 73 and 85, will now have to serve sentences of between 8 and 25 years.
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Santiago de Chile, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Supreme Court today sentenced seven retired soldiers for the crimes of qualified kidnapping, torture and murder of the renowned singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, as well as Litré Quiroga, former prison director.