On the 7th anniversary of the sinking of the submarine ARA San Juan, the government honored this Friday in Mar del Plata at 44 crew members victims. The event was headed by the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, who gave a chest with the Argentine flag to the family members.
The tribute had place on the North Jetty, in front of the Submarine Force Museumwhere there are plaques in memory of the ARA San Juan. The chest that enters Petri He had a letter to his family with the phrase “The memory of the heroes and heroine of the ARA San Juan submarine will remain indelible in the memory of the entire Nation.”
He November 15, 2017 the submarine imploded while sailing in the South Atlantic off Patagonian waters and lost contact with the surface. The then government of Mauritius Macri took 1 year to find him and confirm the death of its 44 crew members.
President Javier Milei did not make any mention of the new anniversary of the sinking, but from the account of Pink House on the social network X they remembered the victims. “We honor their sacrifice, bravery and commitment to the Homeland and the sovereignty of the Argentine Nation,” they posted.
The cause of the sinking of the ARA San Juan
The file for the disappearance of ARA San Juan heads to oral and public trial with only four accused for the alleged crimes of “aggravated negligent damage”for the death of the 44 crew members, and “breach of public official duties”.
The accused are the former Chief of Navy Operationsfrigate captain Hugo Miguel Correa, he Chief of Staff of the Submarine Force Commandcaptain of Héctor Aníbal Alonso Ship, the former head of Navy Training and Enlistment Command (COAA) Luis Enrique López Mazzeo and the ex commander of the submarine forceship captain Claudio Villamide.
For its part, the Federal Chamber of Comodoro Rivadavia urged that this be carried out first oral debateeven though it may not be the only one, nor may it be reduced to just these four defendants.
No political official is prosecuted. Mauricio Macriwho was the Argentine president at that time, and his former Minister of Defense, Oscar Aguadwere not called for investigation. Thisdespite the request made by the majority complaint and a series of complementary test measures that were only partially carried out.
Source: Ambito
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