Monday, April 26, 2010

Argentina former ruler Bignone jailed for 25 years


Argentina's former military ruler Reynaldo Bignone has been sentenced to 25 years for human rights abuses committed almost three decades ago.
Gen Bignone, 82, ordered abductions and torture while second in command of the country's largest torture centre between 1976 and 1978.
Relatives of victims held up photos of their loved ones and cheered at the end of the trial in Buenos Aires.
Read more at BBC

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