a psychological perspective […]. [Mr. Flores] considered him to be depressive, […] [and inmate
Videla] told him that the hours of confinement were killing him.” 137
108. Ricardo Videla died at approximately 1.30 p.m. on June 21, 2005, at the age of 20.
He was found hanging, with a belt around his next, from a bar of a window of cell No. 14 in
Unit 11 “A” of the Security Unit of the Mendoza Prison for “juvenile adults.” 138 That same
day, judicial file P-46824/05 was opened, with the intervention of Investigating Prosecutor
No. 1 of the Departmental Prosecution Unit of the capital of the province of Mendoza 139 and
administrative case file No. 7808-I-05, entitled “General Security Inspection-Death of
Ricardo David Videla alias 'El Perro' in the Provincial Prison.” 140
F.3. The prosecution’s investigation into the death of Ricardo David Videla
Fernández
109. During the investigation into the death of Ricardo David Videla Fernández testimonial
statements were taken from the staff of the Mendoza Provincial Prison, 141 from various
inmates, 142 and from members of the Prison Policy Monitoring Commission who visited the
Mendoza Prison during the days prior to his death (supra para. 107). 143 Thus, it is worth
noting that some inmates stated, in general terms, that that the prison officials gave no
importance to the indications given by Videla Fernández that he would kill himself. 144
137
Cf. Testimonial statement of Pablo Ricardo Flores in judicial file P-46824/05, dated August 18, 2005 (file
of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folios 5351 to 5353).
138
Cf. Judicial file P-46824/05, Capital Departmental Prosecution Unit, Investigating Prosecutor No. 1 (file of
annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5242).
139
Cf. Judicial file P-46824/05, Capital Departmental Prosecution Unit, Investigating Prosecutor No. 1 (file of
annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5241).
140
Cf. Administrative file No. 7808-I-05 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome X, folio 5482).
141
Cf. Testimonial statement of Ariel Gustavo Macaccaro Calderón in judicial file P-46824/05, dated June 21,
2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5243); Testimonial statement of Dr. Favio
Roberto Bertolotti Nento in judicial file P-46824/05, dated June 21, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the
case, tome IX, folio 5246); Testimonial statement of Jorge Armando Lantero Araya in judicial file P-46824/05,
dated June 21, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5249); Testimonial statement of
Hector Jorge Salas Pedernera in judicial file P-46824/05, dated June 21, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of
the case, tome IX, folio 5251); Testimonial statement of Enrique Fernando Alvea Gutiérrez in judicial file P46824/05, dated June 21, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5258); Testimonial
statement of Gustavo Olguín Massotto in judicial file P-46824/05, dated August 8, 2005 (file of annexes to the
submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5331), and Testimonial statement of Jorge Daniel Michel in judicial file P46824/05, dated August 11, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5336).
142
Cf. Testimonial statement of Pedro Jesús Zenteno Rojas in judicial file P-46824/05, dated June 21, 2005
(file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5253); Testimonial statement of Jonathan Matías Díaz
Díaz in judicial file P-46824/05, dated June 29, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio
5294); Testimonial statement of Jonathan Gustavo Alfredo Moyano Sandoval in judicial file P-46824/05, dated July
4, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5301), and Testimonial statement of Fabián
Francisco Cedrón Ortiz in judicial file P-46824/05, dated August 17, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the
case, tome IX, folio 5340).
143
Cf. Testimonial statement of Pablo Ricardo Flores in judicial file P-46824/05, dated August 18, 2005 (file
of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5351), and Testimonial statement of Claudia Rosana
Cesaroni in judicial file P-46824/05, dated August 19, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX,
folio 5363).
144
Cf. Testimonial statement of Jonathan Gustavo Alfredo Moyano Sandoval in judicial file P-46824/05, dated
July 4, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5301), Testimonial statement of Pedro
Jesús Zenteno Rojas in judicial file P-46824/05, dated June 21, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case,
tome IX, folio 5253), and Testimonial statement of Jonathan Matías Díaz Díaz in judicial file P-46824/05, dated
June 29, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome IX, folio 5294).
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