Manuel Contreras

Manuel Contreras
Manuel Contreras
	Manuel Contreras
Born	Juan Manuel Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda; 4 May 1929; Santiago, Chile
Died	7 August 2015 (aged 86); Santiago, Chile
Other names	El Mamo
Known for	Head of secret police
Criminal status	Deceased
Conviction(s)	Crimes against humanity
Criminal penalty	529 years imprisonment

Juan Manuel "Mamo" Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda (4 May 1929 – 7 August 2015) was a Chilean Army officer and the former head of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), Chile's secret police during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. In 1995, he was convicted of the murder of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier in Washington, DC, and sentenced to seven years in prison, which he served until 2001. At the time of his death, Contreras was serving 59 unappealable sentences totaling 529 years in prison for kidnapping, forced disappearance, and assassination.^[1]

^ Álvarez, Rosario. "Las condenas de Manuel Contreras y sus 529 años de cárcel" [Sentences and 529-year prison term of Manuel Contreras]. La Tercera. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

[1] Álvarez, Rosario. "Las condenas de Manuel Contreras y sus 529 años de cárcel" [Sentences and 529-year prison term of Manuel Contreras]. La Tercera. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

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