Ex-Argie prez Alfonsin testified at trial

Former Argentine president Raul Alfonsin defended an amnesty law against members of the military and passed under his administration in 1983. Alfonsin argued that the law was necessary to “consolidate democracy” in the aftermath of the “Dirty War” era during testimony (image via Houston Chronicle) at the trial of an ex-police chief accused of human rights abuses. (Previous coverage here).

Argentina, crime, human rights