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World Cup police cooperation nabs Argentine 'dirty war' torturer [View all]
Source: Reuters
World Cup police cooperation nabs Argentine 'dirty war' torturer
BRASILIA Thu Jul 3, 2014 6:36pm EDT
(Reuters) - Enhanced international police cooperation during the World Cup has led to the arrest of a fugitive wanted for torture and murder during Argentina's "dirty war" against leftists four decades ago, Brazilian authorities said on Thursday.
Salvador Siciliano was a leading member of the notorious Triple A anti-communist death squad and is wanted in Argentina for the abduction, torture and murder of three people between 1973 and 1975, Brazilian and Argentine police officers said.
Siciliano, in his mid-seventies, was arrested on Thursday morning in a house in Arujá, a town outside Sao Paulo. Procedures were pending for his extradition to Argentina.
"He entered Brazil illegally and was hiding here," said Luiz Eduardo Navajas, a Brazilian Federal Police officer. "He was captured thanks to heightened cooperation during the World Cup."
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BRASILIA Thu Jul 3, 2014 6:36pm EDT
(Reuters) - Enhanced international police cooperation during the World Cup has led to the arrest of a fugitive wanted for torture and murder during Argentina's "dirty war" against leftists four decades ago, Brazilian authorities said on Thursday.
Salvador Siciliano was a leading member of the notorious Triple A anti-communist death squad and is wanted in Argentina for the abduction, torture and murder of three people between 1973 and 1975, Brazilian and Argentine police officers said.
Siciliano, in his mid-seventies, was arrested on Thursday morning in a house in Arujá, a town outside Sao Paulo. Procedures were pending for his extradition to Argentina.
"He entered Brazil illegally and was hiding here," said Luiz Eduardo Navajas, a Brazilian Federal Police officer. "He was captured thanks to heightened cooperation during the World Cup."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/03/us-brazil-worldcup-torturer-idUSKBN0F82LP20140703
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