ARGENTINE COURT BACKS EXTRADITION BID WITH 43 MURDER CHARGES

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06627152
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019

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ARAENTINE COURT BACKS EXTRADITION BID 43 taDER CHRRGE
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UBOWAIRES, MARCH 2, REUTER - fiti ARGENTINE COURT TODAY RULED
FORMER ARMY COMMANDER DETAINED IN THE UNITED STATES WAS
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ViPONSIBLE.FOR 43 MURDERS AND 24 KIDNAPPINGS AND PASSED 0N THE
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HARGWTO.BACK AM EXTRADITION REQUEST.
I'ME44ENOS RIRES FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ALSO ORDERED POLICE TO
AE*ICASHIERED-GEN. GUILLERMO SUAREZ NASON ON HIS RETURN TO
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4�AURAEZ ARSON, NOW IN A SAN FRANCISCO JAIL AWAITING AM
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� tg*DTTION HEARING, ALSO FACES HUNDREDS OF TORTURE CHARGES
10P4AfING':FROM.TAE TIME OF AR6ENTINA1S FORMER MILITARY GOVERNMENT.
1:NE COURT SAID IT GAVE ITS CHARGES TO THE FOREIGN NINISTRY,
*fikiiiiaLL THEN SEND'THEM ON TO THE COURT THAT IS SCHEDULED TO
#*;,ETARDITION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SUAREZ MASON THIS WEEK.
iAAEZ.AA8ON SERVED AS COMMANDER OF AR6ENTINR1S POWERFUL FIRST
'ill,RiZORIPAINDER.TME HARSH MILITARY REGIME WHICH WON
RSEATINAREPUTATION�AS ONE THE WORLDS WORST HUMAN RIGHTS
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riii4*AT.::XXPELLED'HIM-SHORTLY AFTER THE COUNTRY RETURNED TO
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IU.m4.LyINRULE:IN 1983 AFTER HE REPEATEDLY IGNORED COURT
Oiii*ESIOAINSWER 'CHARGES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND ECONOMIC
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liCCOURT,.MNICH CONSIDERED ii;35 CHARGES AGAINST SUAREZ NASON,
RUCED-'4**T'.EVIDENCE�WAS STRONGEST IN THE 43 MURDER AND 24
dipIttiAlkfING� CASES.
1FIW4fITHE 'CHARGES WERE BROUGHT BY ALLEGED VICTIMS OF
'6RUliifYWJORTURE PRACTICES DURING THE MILITARY RULE AND BY
1*.i..fitF PEOPLE SAID TO HAVE. DIED WHILE UNDER SUAREZ
...0114444 CAPTIVITY.
','riCTING'01(' AN ARGENTINE REQUEST: POLICE ARRESTED SUAREZ NASON
OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO IN JANUARY AND 30ENOS AIRES ALMOST
.NEInATELY REQUESTED HIS EXTRADITION.
.4V -STATE PROSECUTOR LUIS ORENO OCAMPO TOLD REPORTERS HE WAS
.:;:CGNFIDENT.THE U.S. COURT WOULD GRANT THE EXTRADITION BECAUSE
:WE HAVE ABUNDANT PROOF (OF) EXTREMELY SERIOUS CRINES."
THAN 9)000 PEOPLE BECAME MISSING AT THE HANDS OF SECURITY
FORCES DURING THE ARGENTINE MILITARY'S "DIRTY WAR" AGAINST
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...GUERRILLA VIOLENCE IN THE LATE 197Ds, AN OFFICIAL INQUIRY BOARD
,:.:REPORTED AFTER THE COUNTRY RETURNED TO DEMOCRATIC RULE IN
46ENTINE.COURTS ALREADY HAVE DROUGHT it, RETIRED MILITARY
:..;,OFFICERS. TO TRIAL FOR ATROCITIES AND SOME 2aD OTHERS: MANY OF
,J*EN ANACTIVE DUTY, ARE NOW AWAITING TRIAL.
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