Jorge Hernán Veloso Bastías was a Chilean police officer and diplomat who served as an ambassador of Chile to Costa Rica and previously held senior positions within Carabineros de Chile.
Biography Veloso Bastías pursued a career in Carabineros de Chile, reaching the rank of general. During his institutional career, he occupied command and administrative positions within the police force.
In the field of diplomacy, he was appointed Ambassador of Chile to Costa Rica, representing the Chilean State before the government of that country.
In 2005, Chilean courts issued convictions against several former members of Carabineros in connection with the killing of a trade union leader during the 1980s. Judicial reporting identified Jorge Veloso Bastías among those convicted in the case, as reported by national media covering the judicial decision.
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