Omar Riveros

Argentina's ex-President Reynaldo Bignone is on trial for torture and mass murder

newsjiffy (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

The trial of former President of Argentina Reynaldo Bignone has begun in Argentina, according to the BBC . Also on trial are five of his former army officers, including intelligence chief General Santiago Omar Riveros, and a Buenos Aires police commissione. The seven are accused of the kidnapping,torture and murder of 56 people, committed in the Campo de Mayo dentention centre between...

Former Argentina president goes on trial for 'Dirty War' rights abuses

JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

... 2007. Bignone, 81, is being tried along with five other Argentine generals, including Santiago Omar Riveros, who was convicted of human rights abuses in August and sentenced to life in prison for killing 15-year-old Floreal Avellaneda and detaining his mother during the dictatorship. Witness testimony is set to begin November 10, and the trial is expected to last until March 2010....

Former Argentine military ruler in Dirty War trial

Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

... the elderly defendants, starting next week.Also standing trial are former generals Santiago Omar Riveros, Eugenio Guanabens Perello and Fernando Exequiel Verplaetsen and former colonels Jorge Osvaldo Garcia, Carlos Alberto Tepedino and Eduardo Alfredo Esposito. Former police officer German Montenegro also went on trial.During the trial's opening day, Verplaetsen was removed from the...

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Argentina court finds retired officers guilty of involvement in 'Dirty War'

JURIST (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009

... campaign against suspected dissidents. In August, former Argentine general Santiago Omar Riveros was convicted of human rights abuses and sentenced to life in prison. Riveros was found guilty of killing 15-year-old Floreal Avellaneda and detaining his mother during the dictatorship. Also in August, the Supreme Court of Argentina ruled that individuals cannot be required to...