CHILE: arpillera de Sara de Witt.

  Testimony from Sara De Witt, extraído del muro de Jimena PARDO

I am again putting Cedomil Lausic photo and a little embroidery work I did to pay homage to him. To remember him and tell again to those reading my words how he died

On the 3rd April of 1975 Pinochet's secret police detained me in the street, they took me to a torture center, Villa Grimaldi. Late that night I heard from the room I was, how the secret police were kicking and punching a group of teenagers, 14/15 years of age, and also how they pretended they were to shoot them, this was shocking, terrifying.....

Later on, they brought Cedomil Lausic who was 27 years old at the time. The secret police hanged him and proceed to beat him using a metal chain, they hit him and hit him and hit him. This was accompanied by their verbal abuse and screaming.

The punishment to Cedomil Lausic lasted an eternity, at some point, he stopped screaming of pain and later he stopped moaning of pain. They took him after the beating and drove a car over him to pretend he has had a traffic accident They abandoned his body in the street.

Cedomil Lausic, you are not forgotten, you are always present. We remember you by trying to build a society where everybody is respected.

Nota de Marta Zabaleta: Lausic era Técnico Agrícola, tenía 28 años, y era miembro del MIR (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionario).PRESENTE