US EditionDictatorship-era army officers and supporters rally in Argentina in latest sign of political shift
The rally called for the release of imprisoned officers and coincided with President Milei appointing a military official as defense minister, signaling a shift in military policy.
- On Saturday, ex-military officers and their families staged a rare rally in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, demanding the release of imprisoned junta officers and their 'moral vindication,' rally organizer Maria Asuncion Benedit said.
- President Javier Milei has moved to end the army's 'demonization' and last week appointed Gen. Carlos Alberto Presti as minister of defense, the first military official in a cabinet role since Argentina's 1983 return to democracy.
- Police cordoned off the ex-military officers' demonstration, fencing them from angry counter-protesters, while protesters brandished black bandanas opposing the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo's white kerchiefs.
- Human rights groups were enraged by the government's push to reconsider junta crimes, while a United Nations Committee Against Torture report a day earlier warned programs on memory, truth and justice were dismantled.
- Boosting the military budget, Milei's government has cut social spending amid a legacy of more than a thousand officers sentenced and hundreds awaiting trial in ongoing cases.
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Independent EspañolBy CHRISTIAN KOVADLOFF and ISABEL DEBRE BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Former military officers who served during the brutal dictatorship of Argentina and their families organized an unusual demonstration on Saturday to demand the release of fellow officials imprisoned for human rights abuses committed during the junta regime between 1976 and 1983. Saturday’s demonstration was seen as a provocation in the country of Never More, the slogan that represents A…
Former officers of the Argentine army who served under the brutal dictatorship and their families held an unusual rally Saturday to demand the release of their comrades imprisoned for human rights violations committed during the regime of the junta from 1976 to 1983. This demonstration was perceived as a provocation in [...]
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Dictatorship-era army officers and supporters rally in Argentina in latest sign of political shift
Ex-military officers who served in Argentina’s brutal dictatorship and their families have staged a rare rally to push for the release of fellow officers imprisoned for human rights abuses committed during the junta’s 1976-1983 rule.
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