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Brazil has extradited to Argentina a former army colonel charged there with human rights abuses dating back to military rule during the 1970s. | Brazil has extradited to Argentina a former army colonel charged there with human rights abuses dating back to military rule during the 1970s. |
Col Manuel Cordero Piacentini is accused of taking part in the notorious Operation Condor. | Col Manuel Cordero Piacentini is accused of taking part in the notorious Operation Condor. |
This was the plan supported by several South American military rulers to liquidate opponents. | This was the plan supported by several South American military rulers to liquidate opponents. |
The Uruguayan-born officer, who was arrested in Brazil two years ago, faces charges of kidnapping and murder. | The Uruguayan-born officer, who was arrested in Brazil two years ago, faces charges of kidnapping and murder. |
Col Cordero, who served as an intelligence officer in the Uruguayan army, was allegedly involved in the disappearance of an Argentine citizen. | |
His extradition was ordered on Tuesday but had been postponed as his lawyers argued his health was so poor he should remain in hospital, AFP reported. | |
However, following medical examinations, Col Cordero was driven by ambulance to the Brazilian border where he was handed over to the Argentine police. | |
He had unsuccessfully attempted to avoid extradition by insisting he was protected under a Brazilian law that grants amnesty to Brazilian soldiers who were acting under that country's military government. | |
Such an amnesty does not exist in Argentina. |
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