Argentina: Strong Rejection Against Court Ruling That Could Lead to Release of Human Rights Abusers

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina, an example for the world in overturning amnesty laws and punishing the figures responsible for the kidnapping, torture, baby theft and murder of over 30,000 people during its 1976-1983 dictatorship, is seeing widespread public rejection this week after a Supreme Court ruling could grant freedom to hundreds of these criminals.

The Supreme Court last week delivered a decision that military officers convicted of crimes against humanity will benefit from the "2×1 law," which allows the days the officers spent in custody before their definitive sentence was handed down to count as double.

What this development means is that if the convict spent, for example, three years in custody before having received their final sentence in court, then six years will now be taken off the remainder of their sentence. This rule is based on the commonly...