Jorge Rafael Videla, the former leader of the Argentinean military junta that ruled the country from 1976-83 has died in prison, whilst serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity.
The 87-year old was sentenced in 2010 for his role in the country’s “Dirty War”, which saw up to 30,000 tortured, killed and “disappeared”.
Human Rights Secretary Martin Fresneda stated,
The 87-year old was sentenced in 2010 for his role in the country’s “Dirty War”, which saw up to 30,000 tortured, killed and “disappeared”.
Human Rights Secretary Martin Fresneda stated,
"It is important that he died of natural causes in a regular prison".Nora Cortinas, of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo rights group also spoke of the death, saying Videla "dies condemned by justice and repudiated by society".
"There was justice, not revenge, and he leaves as the person that was responsible for the main horrors that the Argentine people endured".