Ex-army general jailed over Argentinian torture camp crimes
Former General Eduardo Cabanillas was convicted of illegal imprisonment, torture and homicide involving 65 people held at Automotores Orletti, an car body shop that served as an operations centre for Operation Condor, a coordinated effort by South America’s dictatorships to eliminate dissidents who sought refuge in neighbouring countries. The crimes took place in 1976.
Prosecutors says about 300 people passed through Automotores Orletti, including Uruguayans, Chileans, Bolivians and Cubans, most of whom were killed or disappeared.
