10 into the air with the use of a crane; he was submerged in a barrel, after which electric shock was applied with a “cattle prod”. The beatings left him with no teeth; his left arm was broken; and he was repeatedly beaten on the head with a rubber truncheon. 8 In his own words, Mr. García Lucero described his experience: (…) they put me in a cell where I could neither sit down nor even move; they put me in a very narrow space, with electric wires on me. There were 6 or 7 carabineros pointing their machines guns at me all night. Psychological torture. They said things like: “we’re going to get your daughter, the youngest one.” Her name was Francisca. She was about seven years old. They said “we’re going to kill her first, and then we’ll kill you. We’re going to do it so you can see how the first bullet will go straight into one of her eyes”.9 38. In December 1973, his wife managed to ascertain his whereabouts. She went to visit him but was only allowed to see him for half an hour. This was before he was taken to the “Chacabuco” Concentration Camp in Antofagasta, two thousand kilometers from Santiago. He remained there for 13 months, where he underwent emergency surgery for a hernia in his groin, which was the result of the torture he endured while at the National Stadium. During his time in the concentration camp he was permitted to see his family only twice. 10 He was then transferred to Ritoque, where he remained incarcerated for one month under very rigorous conditions. From there he was transferred to Tres Álamos where he was held for three months and was permitted to see his family once a week. 11 He was ordered expelled from Chile by a decree issued by the Ministry of the Interior in November 1974 12 and was escorted from the “Tres Álamos” facility to the airport on June 12, 1975, from where he departed for the United Kingdom where he lives with his family to this day. 13 B. Decree Law 2191 or Amnesty Law 39. On April 18, 1978, the Military Junta headed by General Pinochet approved Decree Law 2191, the Amnesty Law. Article 1 of that law reads as follows: “[a]n amnesty is hereby granted to all those persons who, as authors, accomplices or aiders and abettors, may have committed criminal acts while the State of Siege was in effect between September 11, 1973 and March 10, 1978, provided they are not either already under indictment or convicted.” As of the date of approval of this report, Decree Law No. 2191 is still in effect in Chile. 8 Annex 3. Original petition from the petitioners dated May 15, 2002, p. 2. Allegation made by the petitioners and not contested by the State. Nothing in the record of the case with the Commission suggests otherwise. 9 Annex 4. Testimony of Mr. Leopoldo García Lucero, taped on October 1, 2008, submitted by the petitioners at a public hearing held during the Commission’s 133rd session, October 27, 2008. Audio available at http://www.cidh.oas.org/. See also the transcript of the testimony attached as “Annex 4” to the communication received on October 28, 2008. Evidence not contested by the State. 10 Annex 3. Original petition from the petitioners dated May 15, 2002, pps. 2-3. Allegation made by the petitioners and not contested by the State. Nothing in the record of the case with the Commission suggests otherwise. 11 Annex 3. Original petition from the petitioners dated May 15, 2002, p. 3. Allegation made by the petitioners and not contested by the State. Nothing in the record of the case with the Commission suggests otherwise. 12 Annex 3. Original petition from the petitioners dated May 15, 2002, p. 3. Allegation made by the petitioners and not contested by the State. Nothing in the record of the case with the Commission suggests otherwise. 13 Annex 3. Original petition from the petitioners dated May 15, 2002, p. 4. Allegation made by the petitioners and not contested by the State. Nothing in the record of the case with the Commission suggests otherwise.