Argentina former leader Jorge Videla jailed for life

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: BBC

Former Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.

A court in the Argentine city of Cordoba found Gen Videla, 85, guilty of murdering dissidents during the country's period of military rule between 1976 and 1983.

The general has been accused of being the main architect of what became known as Argentina's "Dirty War".

Up to 30,000 people were tortured and murdered under military rule.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12064831

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That's about all of the OP. Lots of verdicts coming in from Argentina recently. See also http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4669431&mesg_id=4669431

[EFerrari]

1. Finally.

Congratulations to Argentina.

[T Wolf]

2. Wouldn't it be nice if the links to the US were exposed and the criminals here were

called to justice?

But that's never going to happen.

[enough]

3. It's amazing to thing where the consciousness of the body politic must be in that country

to allow justice to happen after all these years.

Amen to this.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. Was he the one in charge during the Falklands war?

And does that undercut Argentina's claim on the islands?

[Fool Count]

7. No, that would be Gen. Galtieri.

And no, that does not undercut Argentina's claim on the islands.

[Elmore Furth]

5. I would like to think that what goes around, comes around. NT

[dipsydoodle]

6. Good

Bastard.