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Extradition for 'dirty war' pilot | Extradition for 'dirty war' pilot |
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A Spanish court has agreed to extradite a pilot held for his alleged role in Argentina's "dirty war". | A Spanish court has agreed to extradite a pilot held for his alleged role in Argentina's "dirty war". |
Julio Alberto Poch, 57, an airline pilot, has been in custody in Madrid since his arrest last month. | Julio Alberto Poch, 57, an airline pilot, has been in custody in Madrid since his arrest last month. |
He is wanted in Argentina for allegedly flying planes used to dump opponents of the military regime into the sea - known as "death flights". | He is wanted in Argentina for allegedly flying planes used to dump opponents of the military regime into the sea - known as "death flights". |
Mr Poch denies the allegations. Some 30,000 people disappeared or died during the junta's 1976-1983 rule. | |
Mr Poch was held during a short stopover at Valencia's Manises airport on 22 September, while flying an aircraft for Dutch Transavia airlines, a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. | Mr Poch was held during a short stopover at Valencia's Manises airport on 22 September, while flying an aircraft for Dutch Transavia airlines, a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. |
DIRTY WAR CONVICTIONS Ex-President Jorge Videla: Serving a 1985 life sentence for the murder, torture and detention of hundredsEx-naval officer Adolfo Scilingo: Given 640 years in prison in 2005 for involvement in death flightsEx-General Santiago Omar Riveros: convicted in 2009 for murder; his intelligence chief and four others jailedEx-police chief Miguel Etchecolatz: serving a 2006 life sentence for kidnap, torture and murder | DIRTY WAR CONVICTIONS Ex-President Jorge Videla: Serving a 1985 life sentence for the murder, torture and detention of hundredsEx-naval officer Adolfo Scilingo: Given 640 years in prison in 2005 for involvement in death flightsEx-General Santiago Omar Riveros: convicted in 2009 for murder; his intelligence chief and four others jailedEx-police chief Miguel Etchecolatz: serving a 2006 life sentence for kidnap, torture and murder |
The 57-year-old, who has dual Dutch and Argentine nationality, is said to have been a military pilot at Argentina's notorious Naval Mechanics School - one of the biggest torture and detention centres of the Argentine military regime. | |
The court said in its ruling there were sufficient guarantees to ensure that Mr Poch would have a fair trial in Argentina. | The court said in its ruling there were sufficient guarantees to ensure that Mr Poch would have a fair trial in Argentina. |
In October last year, a judge rejected a request by Mr Poch's lawyer to secure his release. | In October last year, a judge rejected a request by Mr Poch's lawyer to secure his release. |
He argued that his client denied ever having been based at the Naval Mechanics School. | He argued that his client denied ever having been based at the Naval Mechanics School. |
In 2005, Argentina's Supreme Court struck down amnesty laws which had shielded alleged human rights abusers from prosecution. | In 2005, Argentina's Supreme Court struck down amnesty laws which had shielded alleged human rights abusers from prosecution. |
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