Branch and rank of armed forces of perpetrators currently in prison

Branch and
rank of
armed
forces of
perpetrators
currently in
prison: Chile
To June 2012
Observatorio de Derechos Humanos
www.icso.cl/observatorio-derechos-humanos
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Data valid to June 30, 2012
Table 1
Number and percentage of perpetrators currently serving prison sentences for
Human rights violations by branch of armed forces or security service1
Number of
agents
Percentage
Army
35
54,7
Navy
1
1,6
Air Force
2
3,1
Police
25
39,1
Detectives
1
1,6
67
64
Branch
Total
Graphic 1
Breakdown of perpetrators currently in prison by branch of armed forces
35
35
30
25
25
TOTAL:
64 INDIVIDUALS
20
15
10
5
2
1
1
0
Army
1
Navy
Air Force
Police
Detectives
All perpetrators are currently retired from service
2
Table 2
Final ranks (on retirement) of perpetrators serving prison
sentences for human rights crimes
2
Branch
Rank
Officer
rank
ARMY
Lower
ranks
NAVY
Officer
rank
Lower
ranks
AIR FORCE
Officer
rank
POLICE
Lower
ranks
DETECTIVES
Percentage
Brigadier ®
Brigadier general ®
Coronel ®
General ®
Mayor ®
Mayor ® y Ex Fiscal Militar
Mayor general ®
Teniente ®
Teniente ® y Empleado civil ®
Teniente coronel ®
Suboficial Mayor ®
Suboficial
Empleado civil ®
Total
4
8
1
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
11,1
22,2
2,8
11,1
8,3
2,8
2,8
5,6
5,6
5,6
1
6
1
36
2,9
17,1
2.8
100.0
Teniente ®
1
100.0
0
0
Total
1
100.0
Empleado civil ®
Total
2
2
100.0
100.0
Coronel ®
Mayor ®
Teniente coronel ®
Capitán ®
Oficial ®
Suboficial ®
Cabo ®
Cabo primero ®
Sargento segundo ®
Empleado civil DICOMCAR ®
Total
3
1
1
2
2
12
1
1
1
1
26
12,0
4,0
4,0
8,0
8,0
48,0
4,0
4,0
4,0
3.7
100.0
Inspector ®
Total
1
1
100.0
100.0
64
100.0
TOTAL
2
Number of
agents
Rank at date of retirement from service (not at date of commission of crimes)
3
Table 3
Comparison of officer to lower ranks for perpetrators currently imprisoned for
human rights crimes (final rank)
Branch
Officer rank
Lower rank
Civilian Employee
Total
Army
27
7
1
35
Navy
1
0
0
1
Air Force
0
0
2
2
Police
9
15
1
25
Detectives
1
0
0
1
38
22
4
64
59,4
34,4
6,3
100,0
Total
Percentage
* In this case ‘Inspector’ has been classed as officer rank
Graphic 2
Breakdown of perpetrators currently in prison by final rank
30
TOTAL:
64 INDIVIDUALS
27
25
20
15
15
10
7
1
2
0
5
0
0
1
9
Army
Navy
Air Force
0
0
0
0
1
1
Civilian employee (6.3%)
Rank and file (34.4%)
Officer (59.4%)
Police
Detectives
*Rank at date of retirement from service
4