VÃÂctor Fernando Olea AlegrÃÂa (17 June 1950 â disappeared 11 September 1974) was a Chilean socialist and member of the Socialist Party. Arrested by the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA), Olea was enforceably disappeared as part of a DINA operation targeting members of the Socialist Party.
Olea was born on 17 June 1950 in Santiago. Olea was a socialist and was a member of the Socialist Party.
At the time of his arrest Olea was working as a laborer and was living with his paternal aunt and uncle.
On 11 September 1974, Olea was arrested at his home by DINA agents. The following day Olea's home was raided by DINA agents, who removed several documents and his identity card. Olea was first taken to Central Investigation Headquarters where he was interrogated.
Olea's arrest and subsequent disappearance was part of a larger DINA operation targeting members of the Socialist Party. On 16 September, Olea was taken to Venda Sexy where he was held alongside fellow arrested Socialist Party members Claudio Venegas Lazzaro, Leonardo Rivas Balmaceda, Juan Carlos González Sandoval, Bernardo de Castro López, AgustÃÂn Holgado Bloch, Luis Olivares Toro, Luis Ahumada and Mario Carrasco DÃÂaz. Juan Luis Tapia and Helios Figuerola were later held in the same cell.
The group were interrogated and tortured, wth Olea, Carrasco and Venegas being subjected to the most systematic torture. Carrasco, De Castro, Venegas, and Aliste were also disappeared. The rest were released on different days, and most were deported abroad. Among the DINA agents who acknowledged their participation in this operation was Osvaldo Romo Mena .
On 15 October 1974, an appeal for protection was filed in favour of Victor before the Court of Appeals of Santiago, which would be rejected on 3 December of that year after receiving negative reports from the authorities regarding the arrest.
The following people were convicted in the case:
Both Molina and Urrich received an 8-month sentence reduction in 2012.