Odlanier Rafael Mena Salinas (2 April 1926 – 28 September 2013) was a Chilean general during the military dictatorship of Chile.
He was director of the Central Nacional de Informaciones (CNI), a Chilean intelligence agency, between 1977 and 1980.
[1][2] In September 2013 Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, announced to closure of the Cordillera prison where Mena had been housed.
According to his lawyer, Mena was worried about moving to a new jail due to a lack of medical attention possibilities.
[4] Before late 1975 Mena had been head of the Army Intelligence Unit (SIM), when he fell out with Manuel Contreras.