‘Dirty War’ Pardons Ruled Unconstitutional
From Times Wire Reports
A federal judge declared unconstitutional a presidential decree that pardoned several high-ranking military officers accused of human rights abuses during Argentina’s “dirty war.â€
The ruling could pave the way for the officers to be tried in connection with atrocities committed during the 1976-83 military dictatorship, said an aide to the judge. The case will go to the Supreme Court.
Many military officers, imprisoned in 1985 on charges of abduction, torture and execution, were pardoned in 1990.
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