Court Sentences Argentine Priest to Life in Prison for Genocide
From: Marie Trigona
Length: 00:03:47
Court Sentences Argentinean Priest to Life in Prison for Genocide(3:24)
A Catholic priest was sentenced to life in prison yesterday in Argentina, for committing crimes against humanity during the nation's bloody military junta. He is the first priest to be charged for these crimes. This is the latest human rights verdict of an accused torturer since the landmark conviction of a former police officer for genocide in 2006. Marie Trigona reports from La Plata.
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Court Sentences Argentinean Priest to Life in Prison for Genocide(3:24) A Catholic priest was sentenced to life in prison yesterday in Argentina, for committing crimes against humanity during the nation's bloody military junta. He is the first priest to be charged for these crimes. This is the latest human rights verdict of an accused torturer since the landmark conviction of a former police officer for genocide in 2006. Marie Trigona reports from La Plata.
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October 10, 2007
