Draggingtree Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Faustas Blog: The Memorial Day Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean Big news in Colombia: the ELN released Salud Hernández, Diego D’Pablos and Carlos Melo after holding them for a week. Details below. ARGENTINA Argentina’s Last Dictator Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Cross-Border Conspiracy An Argentine court has sentenced Reynaldo Bignone, the country’s last dictator, to 20 years in prison for his part in Operation Condor. It’s the “first time a court has ruled that Operation Condor was a criminal conspiracy to kidnap and forcibly disappear people across international borders,” The Associated Press reports. Under this plan, the military dictatorships in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay and Brazil agreed to share information with each other to help track down political opponents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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