Argentina's 'dirty war': France approves extradition of suspected torturer

Former police officer Mario Sandoval suspected of role in more than 500 incidents of kidnappings, torture and murder

Agence France-Presse
Sun 15 Dec 2019 19.38 EST

France will extradite Argentinian Mario Sandoval to Buenos Aires late on Sunday to face trial over the torture and disappearance of a student during the country’s “dirty war”, airport and legal sources said.

The 66-year-old former police officer was arrested on Wednesday at his home near Paris, after French authorities gave the final go-ahead for his extradition, ending an eight-year legal battle.

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Argentina suspects that Sandoval took part in more than 500 cases of kidnappings, torture and murder at a time when some 30,000 were “disappeared” during the 1976-83 military dictatorship.

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Argentinian authorities say investigators have several witness accounts linking Sandoval – known there as the “butcher” of the dictatorship – to Abriata’s killing.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/16/mario-sandoval-france-approves-extradition-argentina-over-students-disappearance