Argentine dictatorship torture general sentenced

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Argentine General Sentenced to Life

26 August 2016

The ruling [about] former Argentine General Menendez brought thousands to the streets. A general during the horrific US-backed Dirty War, Menendez has been sentenced to life in prison after being charged with 600 cases of torture and over 300 murders.

From daily The Morning Star in Britain:

Menendez gets life for dirty war role

Saturday 27th August 2016

ARGENTINA: Former General Luciano Benjamin Menendez was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for crimes committed at secret dirty war-era detention centres.

Thousands gathered outside the Cordoba court to await the judgement.

Gen Menendez stood trial with 42 other defendants, set to be sentenced yesterday after a nearly four-year so-called “mega-trial,” for more than 300 murders and 600 cases of torture between 1976 and 1978.

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