“They know who he is,” is the argument of the organization that claims that the truth is being hidden.
The skeletal remains were found on June 6, but remain unidentified.
Photo: Presidential Communication
Six months ago, remains of a woman were found in the Infantry Battalion No. 14 of Toledo but his identity still could not be confirmed so the organization of Mothers and Relatives of Detained and Disappeared Uruguayans He marched on Wednesday asking for the truth to be known.
“They know who she is, because they kidnapped her, tortured her, murdered her and buried her there,” said one of the members of Familiares. Graciela Montes de Oca a Underlined. “They know, we are sure, we have already seen the files how they do it where they put the data in detail and continue to hide the truth,” he added.
In mid-July, the anthropologist Alicia Lusiardo confirmed that the remains correspond to a woman and that it was “a violent death”, although the identity could not be determined.
After shipment to Argentina of the remains and the subsequent analysis of the Forensic Genetics Laboratory, The identity could not be confirmed, as reported by Lusiardo during a press conference, where he insisted that “this person is a detained missing due to the context of the discovery and injuries found”, when referring to the last military dictatorship in Uruguay. In that context, he clarified that “it would not be María Claudia García nor Elena Quinteros.”
“As detailed in the genetic report, a profile suitable for comparison with profiles contained in the genetic bank was obtained. The remains are female,” the anthropologist explained at a press conference and added that “the comparisons have not yielded any statistically significant or conclusive coincidence in terms of identification.”
“There are several cases of missing women for whom there are few reference samples that are poorly represented for identification or exclusion,” said Lusiardio and called to “continue working and achieve the necessary steps for the identification of these remains.”
The discovery occurred during routine work
The skeletal remains had been found on Tuesday, June 6, as a result of routine work by the National Human Rights Institution (Inddhh). There, a team of anthropologists headed by Lusiardo reported the discovery. Days later, he confirmed that they belonged to a woman.
At that time he clarified that they had to wait a few weeks for the results on the identity to arrive, which were sent to Argentina for analysis by the Forensic Genetics Laboratory belonging to the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF).
Among the details provided at that time, the anthropologist specified that it was “a primary burial” and that 70% of the skeleton of an adult was recovered, anticipating that it was very possibly someone who disappeared from the last military dictatorship in Uruguay.
Source: Ambito
