Argentine ex-president ordered detained for 'dirty war' abuses
BUENOS AIRES -- A federal judge Thursday ordered former de facto president Reynaldo Bignone arrested in connection with human rights abuses stemming from Argentina's 1976-83 dictatorship, local media reported...
The Todo Noticias network and two local news agencies cited unidentified court officials as saying Bignone, 78, was to be held at a military base outside Buenos Aires ahead of a court appearance.
The Diarios y Noticias news agency, also citing an unidentified court official, said the judge ordered Bignone's arrest amid an investigation into killings and abuses when the army was suspected of operating clandestine detention centers in Buenos Aires.
Bignone was the last of four de facto military presidents before the dictatorship gave way to democracy in 1983. He governed from mid-1982 until December 1983, when elected president Raul Alfonsin took power.
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The Todo Noticias network and two local news agencies cited unidentified court officials as saying Bignone, 78, was to be held at a military base outside Buenos Aires ahead of a court appearance.
The Diarios y Noticias news agency, also citing an unidentified court official, said the judge ordered Bignone's arrest amid an investigation into killings and abuses when the army was suspected of operating clandestine detention centers in Buenos Aires.
Bignone was the last of four de facto military presidents before the dictatorship gave way to democracy in 1983. He governed from mid-1982 until December 1983, when elected president Raul Alfonsin took power.