Santiago Maldonado: Body found in search for Argentine activist
Santiago Maldonado: Body found in search for Argentine activist
4 hours ago
Major political parties in Argentina have suspended election campaigning after the discovery of a body thought to be that of a missing activist.
Santiago Maldonado, 28, was last seen in August during a confrontation between police and indigenous rights activists at a protest in Patagonia.
Mr Maldonado's disappearance caused a national outcry and has since become highly politicised.
The news comes ahead of Argentina's congressional elections on Sunday.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41674565
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141892902
DU'er sandensea has posted information on this political murder for DU readers in the Latin America forum for many weeks.
What a sorry ending to what appeared to be a political kidnapping and deadly assault weeks ago, and deep appreciation to the great background supplied by sandensea.