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| + | '''Michael Vernon Townley''' is a former agent of the [[Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional]]<ref>http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/docs/doc02.pdf</ref> currently living under terms of the [[United States Federal Witness Protection Program|US federal witness protection program]]. An operative of the [[Chile]]an [[secret police]], Townley confessed, was convicted, and served 62 months in prison in the United States for the 1976 [[assassination of Orlando Letelier]], former Chilean [[ambassador]] to the United States.<ref name="post"/> As part of his plea bargain, Townley received immunity from further prosecution; he was not extradited to [[Argentina]] to stand trial for the 1974 assassination of Chilean [[general]] [[Carlos Prats]] and his wife.<ref name="post">{{cite news | title = Diplomat's Assassin to be Freed | publisher = ''[[Washington Post]]'' | date = 1983-07-26}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1993 Townley was also convicted, ''[[trial in absentia|in absentia]]'', by an [[Italy|Italian]] court for carrying out the 1975 [[Rome]] murder attempt on [[Bernardo Leighton]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Agent of Chilean Secret Service Convicted of Murder Attempt | publisher = [[UPI]] | date = 1993-03-11}}</ref> Townley worked in producing [[chemical weapon]]s for Chilean dictator General [[Pinochet]]'s use against political opponents along with Colonel [[Gerardo Huber]]<ref name=Roto>Manuel Salazar Salvo, [http://www.puntofinal.cl/611/rotoelpactodesilencio.htm Roto el pacto de silencio en la inteligencia militar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921163238/http://www.puntofinal.cl/611/rotoelpactodesilencio.htm |date=2007-09-21 }}, ''[[Punto Final]]'', n°611, 24 March – 6 April 2006 {{es icon}}</ref> and the DINA biochemist [[Eugenio Berríos]].<ref name=Coop>[http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/antialone.html?page=http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/site/artic/20050330/pags/20050330114755.html Michael Townley fue interrogado por muerte de Frei Montalva]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[Radio Cooperativa]]'', 30 March 2005 {{es icon}}</ref> | ||
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| Born | December 5, 1942 Iowa, USA |
| Perpetrator of | Orlando Letelier/Assassination |
Michael Vernon Townley is a former agent of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional[1] currently living under terms of the US federal witness protection program. An operative of the Chilean secret police, Townley confessed, was convicted, and served 62 months in prison in the United States for the 1976 assassination of Orlando Letelier, former Chilean ambassador to the United States.[2] As part of his plea bargain, Townley received immunity from further prosecution; he was not extradited to Argentina to stand trial for the 1974 assassination of Chilean general Carlos Prats and his wife.[2]
In 1993 Townley was also convicted, in absentia, by an Italian court for carrying out the 1975 Rome murder attempt on Bernardo Leighton.[3] Townley worked in producing chemical weapons for Chilean dictator General Pinochet's use against political opponents along with Colonel Gerardo Huber[4] and the DINA biochemist Eugenio Berríos.[5]
An event carried out
| Event | Location |
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| Orlando Letelier/Assassination | Washington DC |
References
- ↑ http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/docs/doc02.pdf
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{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑ Manuel Salazar Salvo, Roto el pacto de silencio en la inteligencia militar Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine., Punto Final, n°611, 24 March – 6 April 2006 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Michael Townley fue interrogado por muerte de Frei Montalva[dead link], Radio Cooperativa, 30 March 2005 (in Spanish)
