Argentina 'Dirty War' general gets life sentence

[Judi Lynn]

Argentina 'Dirty War' general gets life sentence
Published on : 24 March 2011 - 9:08am | By Thijs Bouwknegt (RNW)

A retired Argentine general nicknamed "The Hyena," active during the 1976-1983 military junta period, was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity on Wednesday.

It was the sixth life sentence for Luciano Menendez, 83, who was head of the army's Third Corps during the dictatorship period and was responsible for 11 provinces in central and northern Argentina.

On May 20, 1976, soldiers and provincial police under Menendez's command broke into a home in the northern city of Tucuman and killed five alleged members of the leftist Montonero guerrilla group. The bodies were then buried in a common grave.

Menendez was found guilty of twice-aggravated homicide and unlawful entry in the case, according to the verdict released by Argentina's judiciary branch.

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