Chilean officers entered the cell to murder singer in 1973

santiago - Almost 45 years after the death of the well-known Chilean singer Victor Jara, nine suspects have been convicted. Eight former soldiers were given prison sentences of fifteen years for the murder of the artist and another victim. A ninth person disappears five years behind the bars.

The popular singer and songwriter Jara was killed in 1973. This happened shortly after General Augusto Pinochet seized power in Chile. Jara sympathized with the government of the ousted socialist president Salvador Allende. He was detained with other detainees in a football stadium, which has since been named after him.