The mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, expressed his “joy and emotion” at the news of the location, thanks to the DNA test, of “grandson 133”, stolen by the Argentine dictatorship (1976-1983), and who is the third son of Cristina Navajas and Julio Santucho, an Argentine citizen exiled in Rome for many years, along with his other two children.

“The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have found another child who has become an adult, “grandson 133″, the umpteenth victim that the fierce Argentine dictatorship took from his mother since birth,” the mayor explained today in a statement.

“The fight and rejection of any form of anti-democratic regime must continue throughout the world, today more than ever.. And the memory of what happened in Argentina must remain alive, always at the side of those who have been fighting bravely for decades so that nothing is forgotten and that thousands of people are recognized for their true identity,” added the councilor.

He also announced that “Rome will also continue to do its part” and that “last May a mosaic was inaugurated in Esquilino Square, right in front of the Argentine Embassy, in honor of the battle waged by these extraordinary grandmothers.”

“I send a big hug to Julio Santucho who has found a son again,” added Gualtieri.

A few days ago, accompanied by the Santucho family, the head of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, announced the discovery of the grandson of Nélida Gómez de Navajas, who died in 2012 and who was raised by a member of the security forces and a nurse, who hid from her that he was not her biological son.

Before the pandemic, he himself approached Abuelas, with doubts about his origin.