48 years after the civic-military coupthe Legislature of Neuquén had a special session for the day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice. Deputies spoke out in favor of the defense of democracy and also there were voices that They talked about different interpretations about what happened during state terrorism.
The special session was held in compliance with resolution 916 approved in 2016. This determines that at the beginning of each new constitutional period of government, The Chamber must meet in a special session on March 24 to commemorate the victims of the coup d’état which began the last military dictatorship in 1976.
The deputy Francisco Lépore (Advance) emphasized the importance of maintaining the fundamental pact of “democracy yes, dictatorship no”, highlighting that sustaining democracy is a historical duty. He noted that hate speech currently circulating cannot be allowed to penetrate society and vindicated human rights organizations in their work in favor of memory, truth and justice.
For its part, from the block of DC-Community, Representative Yamila Hermosilla described the disappearances, torture and detentions as “unthinkable and inexplicable.” “He only Thinking differently at that time led to death“said the deputy after a brief tribute to those missing from the oil region.
His block pair, Zulma Reina asked “have memory, without hatred and without resentment” and recalled that thanks to the repeal of the laws of Due Obedience and Full Stop, the military responsible could be tried.
Cesar Gass, they Together for Change, referred to the “irrationality” of those who executed the darkest and bloodiest plan in Argentine history after referring to his personal experience at the time.
From the MPNrepresentative Ludmila Gaitán highlighted that this March 24 is a day of resistance in the face of a scenario of “hatred, violence and denialism”. He stated that there is an attempt at “forgetfulness and regression” and warned that during the dictatorship “there was also a lot of talk about freedom.”
His bench peer, Gabriel Álamo, also requested to “pay tribute to those who fought against the darkest regime” in history and, in that context, he referred to the consequences that the original communities experienced, cHis territories were subject to dispossession and he vindicated the memory of Celestino Aigo de Aluminé, a young activist for the rights of the Mapuche people.
In the block ofl Frente de Todos of Neuquéndeputy Lorena Parrilli vindicated the human rights policies of the governments of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and He pointed out that there are economic similarities between the current economic model and that of the dictatorship. His blockmate, Darío Martínez, stated that there is a “clear and concrete” intention to cast doubt on what happened during the dictatorship.
Gabriela Suppicich (PTS-FIT) vindicated the work of human rights organizations in the region and He criticized the denialist speech of the national government. “We do not forget, we do not forgive, there are 30 thousand and it was a genocide,” summarized the legislator.
From We make Neuquén, Alberto Bruno, vindicated the Army of San Martín and condemned the violence. “I would never endorse the methodology used to repress that guerrilla, under any context”he stated.
For his part, Marcelo Bermúdez, of the PRO-NCN, spoke about a impartial historical reconstruction and questioned the number of missing people. He spoke out in favor of “incorporating the truth into what has happened to us” and asked to “get out of the loop a bit.” personal issues that are always partial” to reconstruct a history that “includes us all.”
He assured that prior to March 24 there were already missing people in the country and maintained that The Memory Park has 8,860 and no organization said that it is missing 22 thousand names. “This is the story, it is not disrespectful to anyone,” concluded the legislator.
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