This Saturday, September 9, a group of relatives of victims of the South Atlantic conflict will travel to the Malvinas Islands on a trip coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

These are the relatives of 6 policemen: First Ensign Ricardo Julio Sánchez, Subalférez Guillermo Nasif, First Corporal Marciano Verón, First Corporal Carlos Misael Pereyra, First Corporal Víctor Samuel Guerrero and Gendarme Juan Carlos Treppo, all members of the Argentine National Gendarmerie, who fell together on 30 May 1982 in a Puma helicopter that was shot down over Mount Kent, while they were resupplying Argentine troops.

His remains were buried in a common grave at Darwin Cemetery, and were identified in 2021 within the framework of the Second Humanitarian Project Plan (PPH2), agreed with the UK and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Together with the families of the victims who died, an interdisciplinary team is traveling to provide assistance and assistance during the journey.

With the same humanitarian perspective as the first phase which began in 2012, PPH2 aims to achieve the correct identification of grave C.1.10 Darwin Cemetery to provide answers to families who wish to identify their loved ones and know the appropriate place to honor them. they.

In this way, the Argentine State complies with the obligations deriving from International Humanitarian Law, in particular those assumed within the framework of the Second Humanitarian Project Plan agreed with the United Kingdom and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the commitments shared with the family. at the start of a humanitarian project, to facilitate visits to the islands at the first opportunity after positive identification is achieved.

This trip should be considered as part of a broader policy to highlight the Argentine people’s recognition and respect for the victims, their families, and the veterans of the Malvinas.

The relatives were accompanied to Río Gallegos, on a special flight by the Argentine Air Force and the Presidency, by the Minister of Justice, Juan Martín Mena and the Malvinas Secretary of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guillermo Carmona.

His relatives will stay on the Malvinas Islands for a week. The Argentine government has an interest in continuing to facilitate family visits to Darwin Cemetery in the future.

Since the start of the project, in 2012, 121 national heroes have been identified.