Odlanier Mena

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Odlanier Rafael Mena Salinas (2 April 1926 – 28 September 2013) was a Chilean general during the military dictatorship of Chile. He was director of the Central Nacional de Informaciones (CNI), a Chilean intelligence agency, between 1977 and 1980. He was convicted for three murders related to the Caravan of Death and was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 2009. From June 2011 onwards he was allowed to stay weekends at his own home.[1][2] In September 2013 Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, announced to closure of the Cordillera prison where Mena had been housed. The luxurious conditions at the jail had been criticized, amongst others by former Chilean presidents. According to his lawyer, Mena was worried about moving to a new jail due to a lack of medical attention possibilities. Mena shot himself at his home on 28 September 2013, at the age of 87.[3] His lawyer blamed the suicide on the upcoming relocation of prisoners detained at Cordillera.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Se suicida Odlanier Mena, uno de los presos del Penal Cordillera" (in Spanish). Diario Uchile. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ Umberto Bacchi (30 September 2013). "Chile: Pinochet’s Secret Police Chief Odlanier Mena Shot Himself Ahead of Luxury Prison Shutdown". International Business Time. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Chile 'Caravan of Death' general commits suicide". BBC News. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Ex-Chilean spy chief Odlanier Mena commits suicide over transfer from luxury prison". South China Morning Post. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 
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