In Argentina, the trial of 15 military personnel accused of crimes in the Dirty War dictatorship is now underway. As expected, Lillie over at the excellent 'Memory in Latin America' is following the case closely and will keep us informed as the case progresses. Make sure she's on your RSS.
But a story from the trial today broke my heart. Here's the report at Critica and here's the first part of the report translated. Imagine having this question burning up inside you for 30 years and then finally getting the chance to look the perps in the eye and ask it.
But a story from the trial today broke my heart. Here's the report at Critica and here's the first part of the report translated. Imagine having this question burning up inside you for 30 years and then finally getting the chance to look the perps in the eye and ask it.
María Esther Tello, mother of two sons that were disappeared during the dictatorship, asked face to face those accused of the deeds on Monday that they tell her "what did you do with them?"
"Just as my children had rights that were not given to them, I also have the constitutional right and I demand to know the whereabouts of my children, because you know what you did with them", said the mother.
With a trembling voice, the mother in her 80s made her heart-rending plea concerning her sons Daniel, 29, and Rafael, 25, at the start of the testimonial stage of the trial against 15 repressors who operated in the clandestine detention centre "Club Atlético-Banco-Olimpo", where the two young men were seen by witnesses.
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Ni olvido, ni perdon.