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The defense attorney Lorenzo Aviles, which represents a group of Army NCOs involved in the investigation of the possible fraud of the Mutual Aid Fund (FAM), indicated that the mechanism was a “voluntary act in form, but in fact it was not”.
This Wednesday the Army confirmed the existence of two summary investigations to investigate a possible FAM fraud, in addition to the investigation of the Public Ministry in Aysén that will involve the formalization of 800 military personnel assets and retirees after detecting payment of private debts (through the “Organizational Culture and Climate Plan”) for amounts close to 3,000 million pesos.
This fund has existed since the 1950s in Aysén and was made up of NCOs from the institution and it was private to generate “solidarity aid among staff”, which worked until it was declared insolvent in 2008 and in that year it was decided to carry out administrative measures for the involvement of officials.
In 2017, a complaint was filed by the Army following a report by the Comptroller’s Office that indicates irregularities committed in 2015 and 2016 for the concept of service commissions and honorary contracts in the IV Army Division, which was added to two summary investigations to determine responsibilities in fact.
The defense attorney Lorenzo Aviles, representative of the NCOs who appear as defendants in the case, explained that “what the NCOs point out is that although it was a voluntary act in form, in fact it was not so voluntary, in fact both A noncommissioned officer arrived in the region and they told him you have to register with the FAM. This grew in some minute quiteLet’s remember that in the year 78 the Regiment in Coyhaique had 5,000 soldiers. “
Then, in 2006, the fund ran out of resources, which were kept in fiscal accounts of the institution and were not reinvested, therefore, the profits depended on new non-commissioned officers entering the structure, which has pyramidal tinges. “In between, other benefits began to appear that were being given to officials and that is why this system was defunded,” said Avilés.
Lawyer Christian Cruz Two years ago, he requested information on private debts and the Army assured that they were unaware of the fact. “This is a debt between private parties, they are members of the troop who owe others who do not return it, and the Army instead of charging, instead of using the mechanisms established by law, they prefer to respond, “he explained.
“It’s brutal, so to cover up an embezzlement they don’t say ‘sir, go to court and collect the debt,” he stressed.
