24
during his vacations he had written a book entitled “Ética y Servicios de Inteligencia”
(“Ethics and Intelligence Services”). The Commander in Chief said to PalamaraIribarne that “he should follow institutional procedures to publish” the book.23
63(9)On February 17, 1993, the Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone
received via fax from Valparaíso a promotional brochure of the book authored by
Palamara-Iribarne, without having previously processed any “request for
authorization of publication”.24 In the presence of the Chief of the General Staff of
the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone, Vicente Casselli, the
Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone ordered Palamara-Iribarne “not to
publish anything without prior authorization by the competent authorities” and
requested him to hand in “the original text written by him.”25
63(10) On February 17, 1993, Palamara-Iribarne handed in four copies of the book
to the Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone which were, in turn, delivered to
the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy “for his information and to render a
decision,” to the Directorate of Intelligence of the Navy “for their information and to
issue a technical report,” to the Chief of the General Staff of the Third Naval Zone
and the Chief of Department A-2 of the above-mentioned Office of the Commander
in Chief.26 The Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone ordered PalamaraIribarne “not to publish anything, not even brochures, without prior authorization
and to refrain from continuing compiling the books.”27
23
Cf. Report of the Department of the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone of
March 1, 1993 (file included in the appendixes to the complaint, volume III, Appendix 9.a, page 737);
testimony of Humberto Antonio Palamara-Iribarne rendered before the Inter-American Court during the
public hearing held on May 9, 2005; and testimony rendered by the Commander in Chief of the Third
Naval Zone of March 10, 2993 before the Deputy Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes (Case No. 464 before the
naval Court of Magallanes on the crimes of disobedience and breach of military duties, file included in the
appendixes to the complaint, volume III, Appendix 9.a, page 811).
24
Cf. Report of the Department of the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone of
March 1, 1993; statements rendered by the Chief of Department A-2 of the Office of the Commander in
Chief of the Third Naval Zone of March 3, 1993, before the Deputy Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes and
statement rendered by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Office of the Commander in Chief of
the Third Naval Zone (Case No. 464 before the Naval Court of Magallanes on the crimes of disobedience
and breach of military duties, appendixes to the complaint, volume III, appendix 9(a), pages 737, 768,
786 and 790).
25
Cf. Testimony of Humberto Antonio Palamara-Iribarne rendered before the Inter-American Court
during the public hearing held on May 9, 2005; statement of the Commander in Chief of the Third Naval
Zone of March 10, 1993, rendered before the Deputy Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes (Case No. 464 before
the Naval Court of Magallanes on the crimes of disobedience and breach of military duties, appendixes to
the complaint, volume III, appendix 9(a), page 812).
26
Cf. Report of the Chief of Department A-2 of the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Third
Naval Zone of March 1, 1993 (Case No. 464 before the Naval Court of Magallanes on the crimes of
disobedience and breach of military duties, appendixes to the complaint, volume III, appendix 9(a), page
737); and testimony of Humberto Antonio Palamara-Iribarne rendered before the Inter-American Court
during the public hearing held on May 9, 2005.
27
Cf. Testimony of Humberto Antonio Palamara-Iribarne rendered before the Inter-American Court
during the public hearing held on May 9, 2005; and statement rendered by the Commander in Chief of the
Third Naval Zone on March 10, 1993, before the Deputy Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes (Case No. 464
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