Argentina's government offered a 20 million peso reward for information on Galvarino Sergio Apablaza Guerra, named as the intellectual author of senator Jaime Guzmán's murder 35 years ago. Apablaza evaded capture on Wednesday and recently lost his political refugee status. Chilean president José Antonio Kast will travel to Argentina this Sunday to discuss the case with Javier Milei.
Argentina's Ministry of Security announced a reward of 20 million Argentine pesos, equivalent to 13,228,304 Chilean pesos, for information leading to the location and arrest of Galvarino Sergio Apablaza Guerra. The Chilean citizen faces national and international arrest warrants for homicide and kidnapping, including the 1991 murder of UDI senator Jaime Guzmán and the kidnapping of Cristián Edwards.
Police attempted his capture last Wednesday, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Guzmán's death. Apablaza, former leader of the Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez (FPMR), recently lost his political refugee status in Argentina, reactivating efforts for his extradition to Chile.
The Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI), party founded by Guzmán, ramped up pressure. On Thursday, a UDI delegation met with president José Antonio Kast at La Moneda, where he invited secretary general Juan Antonio Coloma to join his trip to Argentina this Sunday. There, Kast will meet president Javier Milei to discuss the extradition.
A neighbor of Apablaza, quoted by Mega, said: “I haven't seen him anymore. I see the lady and the daughter pass by, but not him. He left. He's not here. I think they warned him they were coming. That's why he left calmly, walked out, took a bus.” Authorities in both countries keep alerts active.
