The previous week to the massacre
Soledad Capello – Mother of one of the Trelew victims, Eduardo Capello
My husband and I were listening to the news, and they said:”Now for a last minute news”
Eduardo Luis Duhalde – political prisoners lawyer
All the lawyers were going to travel, but they said all flights were full
Rodolfo Mattarollo – political prisoners lawyer
We travel by rental cars and, on the way, we suffered an alarming
experience
Journalist
200 meters from the prison we see soldiers with rifles and radio equipment
This is the airport where last week 19 extremists who didn´t manage to escape were forced to surrender
The Army and Navy are protecting the airport. This area was declared in a “state of emergency”
Eduardo Luis Duhalde – political prisoners lawyer
Coronel Prémoli and Galtieri were there
Rodolfo Mattarollo – political prisoners lawyer
Judge Quiroga was there, and also Galtieri
Eduardo Luis Duhalde – political prisoners lawyer
We passed our writes under his door, because he never listened to us
Hipólito Solari Irigoyen – political prisoners lawyer
The prison was off-limits for the lawyers and no one knew what was happening inside.
Eduardo Luis Duhalde – political prisoners lawyer
The road to the Base was blocked.
Journalist
Any information ?
Hipólito Solari Irigoyen – political prisoners lawyer
Nothing, except what the Army has said.
Yesterday, when we went to the Federal Court we heard shouts from the political prisoners in Rawson.
Journalist
Couldn´t you go into the Navy Base ?
Hipólito Solari Irigoyen – political prisoners lawyer
No, we can´t get near.
Soledad Capello – Mother of one of the Trelew victims, Eduardo Capello
We wanted to take them blankets and medicines because if they had left the prison as they were they would get ill.
Eduardo Luis Duhalde - political prisoners lawyer
It was clear that they were preparing a big repression operation against the prisoners, because of the humiliation the government had suffered the escape would be paid with blood.