translated from Spanish: Former conscript accused homophobia in the institution: “I’m not the first gay nor the last that is in the army”

Carlos Fica Henríquez joined in April this year the army to perform their military service with total normality in the detachment of mountain number 17 in Los Angeles. However, harassment and acts of homophobia against began a month after his arrival in the military institution.
Everything started when a group of army intelligence reviewed his Facebook and Instagram giving with photographs of “Francisca Elizabeth”, which let out its character as a quick change.
According to the plaintiff, Lieutenant Rodrigo Barra demanded to delete all content on the character “Francisca Elizabeth” of social networks, and another Lieutenant Fernando Arturo Sanchez Aguad began to harass him with homophobic statements, in addition to revealing their orientation sexual with other colleagues and superiors.
According to said his lawyer Paola Laporte, due to abuse, young complained in August the facts to the mayor Mauricio Siebert Gamboa, exposing what happened in the second section of the task, but the harassment was such, that ended with Fica outside the institution. “They offered me the low several times and all those times I said that no, because I wanted to finish my service.” I am not the first homosexual or the latter who is in the army. But at a certain point the psychologist told me that could not follow and you sent me just a letter to the House saying that on this day and this time he had to be on the task force to sign down,”said the young man in conversation with the counter.
Severe picture of stress product of the situation that generated constant harassment, the former conscript today is with psychological treatment and pharmacological medication. “The young man is from Aug. 30 with a medical license. Medical certificate is clear to indicate that the young man is going through a severe picture of stress that has caused anxiety and depression,”said the movement for Homosexual integration and Liberation (Movilh-Biobío).
Supported by this entity, Fica decided to make public its position and denounced the harassment of his superiors. On Thursday, they gave the background of the case in the Regional Administration, so the Government party and define its position. Regarding the army, your request is that they are investigated in depth facts and those responsible are separated from the institution.
Response of the army without giving details, from the Office of communications of the detachment of mountain N ° 17 of the angels the army of Chile issued a statement reporting that “the last August 28, the former conscript soldier Fica filed a complaint for” discrimination homophobic in the unit, to which were available immediately a summary administrative investigation. As a result of this, adopted appropriate administrative and disciplinary measures with the staff involved”.
Also the military institution States that “as a principle fundamental (Army) does not discriminate in any of its forms, is environmentally friendly, meets and enforces all that which is based on the law in force”.
 

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