Chile backs Argentina's reward offer for fugitive Apablaza, accused of masterminding senator's killing

Record ID: 2374099

  • Title: Chile backs Argentina's reward offer for fugitive Apablaza, accused of masterminding senator's killing
  • Date: 6th April 2026
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (APRIL 6, 2026) (REUTERS) KAST ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE AT CHILEAN EMBASSY IN ARGENTINA (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CHILE'S PRESIDENT, JOSE ANTONIO KAST, SAYING: "Sooner or later, the fugitive Apablaza will have to face justice, and all these legal actions or appeals that are being filed only confirm that he is someone who wants to evade justice. If he
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  • Keywords: Apablaza Guerra Argentina Chile Kast Milei crime reward
  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA & INTERNET 
  • City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA & INTERNET 
  • Country: Chile
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,South America / Central America
  • Reuters ID: LVA007029106042026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast on Monday (April 6) backed Argentina's decision to offer a reward for information leading to the capture of Galvarino Apablaza Guerra, a former left-wing guerrilla accused of masterminding the 1991 assassination of right-wing Chilean Senator Jaime Guzman.
    Speaking at a press conference in Buenos Aires, where he met with Argentine President Javier Milei, Kast urged Argentine citizens to come forward with any information about Apablaza's whereabouts. "We appreciate that the Argentine government has offered a reward," Kast said, adding that Apablaza "will have a fair trial and the appropriate sentence."
    Kast also dismissed claims by Apablaza's legal team that he could face torture if extradited, saying Chile has "a judicial system that is recognized worldwide."
    The remarks came on the same day Apablaza's lawyer announced his client had filed a complaint before the United Nations Committee Against Torture, requesting intervention to halt extradition proceedings in Argentina.
    Apablaza was granted political asylum in Argentina in 2010 under former center-left President Cristina Fernandez, but lost that protection in 2017 and has since faced possible extradition to Chile. He is also accused of involvement in the kidnapping of Cristian Edwards, son of the late owner of Chilean newspaper El Mercurio.
    (Production: Horacio Soria, Juan Bustamante, Liamar Ramos)
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