Basilio Lami Dozo
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Brigadier General Basilio Arturo Ignacio Lami Dozo (born 1 February 1929)http://www.justicetribune.com/index.php?page=v2_article&id=209 was a member of the Argentine Air Force
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He participated in the military dictatorship
known as the National Reorganisation Process (1976–1983) and, along with Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri and Jorge Isaac Anaya, was a member of the Third Military Junta that ruled Argentina
between 1981 and 1982.
In the 1985 Trial of the Juntas he was charged with, and acquitted of, acts of torture
, making false declarations, and kidnapping
s.http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/arg/parlamento/an3.html
In 1989 he was sentenced to an eight-year prison term in the criminal proceedings that arose from the 1982 Falklands War
, in which he had served as commander-in-chief of the Air Force. In 1990 he received a presidential pardon from Carlos Menem
and was allowed to keep his military rank.
In 2003 the Spanish justice system sought his extradition in order to stand trial in Spain
for crimes against humanity committed during the dictatorship.
Initially the government of Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar
ruled the extradition inadmissible but, in 2005, the Supreme Court
overturned that decision and ordered extradition proceedings to go ahead.
Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...
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He participated in the military dictatorship
Military dictatorship
A military dictatorship is a form of government where in the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....
known as the National Reorganisation Process (1976–1983) and, along with Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri and Jorge Isaac Anaya, was a member of the Third Military Junta that ruled Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
between 1981 and 1982.
In the 1985 Trial of the Juntas he was charged with, and acquitted of, acts of torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
, making false declarations, and kidnapping
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
s.http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/arg/parlamento/an3.html
In 1989 he was sentenced to an eight-year prison term in the criminal proceedings that arose from the 1982 Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
, in which he had served as commander-in-chief of the Air Force. In 1990 he received a presidential pardon from Carlos Menem
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
and was allowed to keep his military rank.
In 2003 the Spanish justice system sought his extradition in order to stand trial in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
for crimes against humanity committed during the dictatorship.
Initially the government of Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar
José María Aznar
José María Alfredo Aznar López served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of News Corporation.-Early life:...
ruled the extradition inadmissible but, in 2005, the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Spain
The Supreme Court of Spain is the highest court in Spain for all matters not pertaining to the Spanish Constitution. The court which meets in the Convent of the Salesas Reales in Madrid, consists of a president and an indeterminate number of magistrates appointed to the five chambers of the...
overturned that decision and ordered extradition proceedings to go ahead.
External links
- "La Corte, contra un pedido de Graffigna y Lami Dozo" ClarínClarín (newspaper)Clarín is the largest newspaper in Argentina, published by the Grupo Clarín media group. It was founded by Roberto Noble on 28 August 1945. It is politically centrist but popularly understood to oppose the Kirchner government...
, 13 April 2006