SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) --- Eight retired soldiers have been sentenced to 18 years in prison for one of the most emblematic murders of Chile's military dictatorship: the murder of folk singer Victor Jara and a government official. The office of the court system announced the ruling on Tuesday, and it said a ninth veteran was sentenced to five years for cover-up. Jara, a popular singer and university professor, was a fervent supporter of Marxist President Salvador Allende and he was seized only hours after Gen. Augusto Pinochet assaulted the presidential palace and overthrew Allende on Sept. 11, 1973. Jara was taken to a stadium, where thousands of prisoners were being held. His...
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