09/14/2021 19:05
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 9/14/2021 7:05 PM
The buried remains of four Argentine gendarmes killed in the Malvinas War were identified on Tuesday by the forensic team of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
They are Sub-Ensign Guillermo Nasif, Corporal Marciano Verón, Corporal Carlos Misael Pereyra, and Gendarme Juan Carlos Treppo.
The 1st Ensign Ricardo Julio Sánchez and the skeletal remains of Corporal First Víctor Samuel Guerrero, who was in another individual grave, also in Darwin, had already been identified.
The identification took place within the framework of the Second Humanitarian Project Plan (PPH 2), in which the remains of several bodies that
were in a single grave
, known as C.1.10,
had been exhumed
in the Darwin Cemetery.
The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team and the Red Cross identified the remains of four of our former combatants who died in Malvinas.
My emotional hug, 39 years later, to his relatives.
Glory to those who died for the Homeland.
- Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) September 14, 2021
After the excavation of the grave, carried out 39 years after the war, the remains of six people were found, which were analyzed by the Forensic Genetics Laboratory of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF), based in Córdoba.
"We were able to identify the remains of six people and give answers to their families, after so many years. All families deserve to know what happened to their loved ones; I am very moved to be part of this process and put an end to the uncertainty of the families. "said Laurent Corbaz, PPH 2 project manager.
"We want to thank everyone who gave their unwavering support to make this project possible, both on the islands and elsewhere," he added.
In addition, Luis Bernardo Fondebrider, head of the ICRC's Forensic Unit, said that "the mission has been fruitful, despite the weather conditions being very harsh at times. Identification was possible through the application of international forensic standards and a multidisciplinary approach. In this way, we hope to help alleviate the suffering of families. "
These tasks were a continuation of the First Humanitarian Project Plan (PPH 1), which led to the exhumation of the remains of 122 Argentine soldiers in the Darwin Cemetery.
After analyzing the families' DNA samples, 115 soldiers were identified in that first process.
PPH 1 was the first project of its kind carried out and commissioned jointly by two states, Argentina and the United Kingdom, which were adversaries in an armed conflict.
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