Taking of Pando

During this confrontation, Mr. Carlos Burgueño, a civilian who was in a restaurant celebrating the birth of his son the previous day with patrons of the city, was also injured and later died after being driven to the local police station.

[3] As a result of the confrontation, Sergeant Enrique Fernández Díaz of the National Police and the guerrillas Jorge Salerno, Alfredo Cultelli, and Ricardo Zabalza also died.

Due to the successful outcome of the operation, described by the Inspector General of the Air Force, Brigadier (P.A.M.) Danilo E. Sena, as "a demonstration of capacity, selflessness, correctness, and discipline throughout the procedure," Aviation Group No.

1,329, which also stated that "actions like the one described constitute a clear example of efficiency [...] also demonstrating to the public the patriotic determination of our organization to intervene, even in non-specific functions, when the high interests of the nation demand it.

[7] In his lawsuit, Diego Burgueño charged "the participants, ideologues, and others involved in the MLN-T in the events," including "intentional homicide" of his father, "taking of hostages," and other crimes.

According to the ruling of the Departmental Prosecuting Attorney, Pablo Rivas Vignolo, the Judge of First Instance of Pando of the First Turn, Gerardo Núñez, ordered the filing of the complaint.