The same day at 6pm he was taken to the Tacna Regiment and put in the area named "Boxes" where he was tortured and badly treated until 13 September along with 26 or 27 other people tied hand and foot, when he was taken away to an unknown destination. Their bodies were found - apart from that of Domingo Blanco who remained "disappeared" - at the end of September on the banks of the river Mapocho, under Bulnes bridge.29 Antonio Aguirre Vzquez, 29.30 Osvaldo Ramos Rivera, 22, members of the bodyguard and active members of the Socialist Party, were taken out of Moneda Palace by soldiers and led to the Central Post Office where they "disappeared".31 Francisco Lara Ruiz, 22.32 Wagner Herid Salinas Munoz, 30, both active members of the Socialist party and of the bodyguard, were intercepted on the outskirts of the city of Curic by the military who killed them on 5 October 1973.33 Guillermo Jess Arenas Daz, accountant and active socialist, was taken to the Chilean Stadium, then to the National Stadium and thereafter "disappeared".34 Emperatriz del Trnsito Villagra, 38, housewife, disappeared when she went to take food to her husband.35 Ivn Octavio Miranda Seplveda, 28, mechanic, union leader, "disappeared" on 11 September 1973.36 Oscar Luis del Carmen Aviles Jofre, 28, council worker, detained and "disappeared" when he left the Moneda Palace where he had gone on the 11th as a member of Minister Pedro Wstovic's security team. At around 5pm they were ordered to get up and a list was made of their names and details. Some were told they were free to go, like Mr Soto Guzmn; however others, among them all those listed above (the last 15 members of the Socialist Party), were tied hand and foot and taken to a lorry belonging to the Tacna Regiment of Santiago, and from there to an unknown destination.Augusto Pinochet gave the order for the detention and torture of Presidente Allende's supporters through the Army Colonel Castro.Another group of people, active members of the Socialist Party, were detained by the police at 8.45am25 Domingo Blanco Torres, 32.26 Carlos Alfonso Cruz Zavalla, 30.27 Gonzalo Jorquera Leyton, 27.28 Enrique Ropert Contreras, 20, active member of the Socialist Party and son of Allende's secretary, Miriam Contreras.The last four detainees were taken to the Santiago service corps and then to the 6th Police Station. Among these people were nine advisers of the President of the Republic and 15 members of the President's Security Guard.1 Jaime Barrios Meza, 47, Managing director of the Central Bank and adviser to President Allende.2 Daniel Escobar Cruz, 37, active member of the Communist Party.3 Egidio Enrique Huerta Corvalan ,48, governor of the Moneda Palace.4 Claudio Jimeno Grendi, 33, sociologist co-leader of the socialist party, adviser to the President.5 Jorge Max Klein Pipper, 27, psychiatrist, co-leader of the Communist Party, adviser to the President.6 Eduardo Paredes Barrientos, 34, doctor, co-leader of the Socialist Party, adviser to the President.7 Egidio Enrique Pars Roa,40 psychiatrist, co-leader of the Communist Party, adviser to the President.8 Hector Picheira Nnez, 28, doctor, adviser to the President.9 Arsensio Poupin Dissel, 38, lawyer, member of the Socialist Party central committee, adviser to the president.10 Manuel Castro Zamorano, 23, member of the presidential bodyguard.11 Sergio Contreras, 40, journalist, bodyguard.12 Jose Freire Medina, 20.13 Daniel Antonio Gutierrez Ayala, 25.14 scar Lagos Ros, 21, leader of the Young Socialists.l5 scar Marambio Araya, 20.16 Juan Mandiglio Mura, 24.17 Julio Moreno Pulgar, 24, office boy and telegraphist.18 Jorge Orrego Gonzlez, 29.19 scar Luis Ramrez Barra, 23.20 Luis Fernando Rodrguez Riquelame, 26, bodyguard.21 Jaime Sotelo Ojeda 33, chief of the President's escort.22 Julio Fernando Tapia Martnez, 24, chauffeur and member of the President's personal guard.23 Oscar Enrique Valladares Caroca, 23.24 Juan Vargas Contreras, 23.Oscar Ivn Soto Guzmn, President Allende's personal doctor, was detained with the above.Immediately after being detained, they were taken out of the Presidential Palace to Morande Street, where they were lined up against the front wall of the Presidential Palace with their hands on their heads They were then thrown face down on to the ground. ordered the detention and subsequent disappearance of the following persons, the majority supporters of President Allende who were taken from the Moneda Palace to the Tacna Regiment where they were tortured and afterwards taken away, presumably to be shot. On 11 September 1973 Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, born in Valparaiso (Chile) 25 November 1915, with Chilean National Identity card number 1.128.923 and Commander in Chief of the army, put a plan into action to oust the constitutional government of Chile and end the life of President Salvador Allende Gossens with a military coup. [The following is an account of those tortured and killed in the first month of Pinochet's rule.]11 September 1973Pinochet, together with the rest of the accused...

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