Argentina convicts Bignone of hospital torture
Argentina’s last dictator was convicted of more crimes against humanity today, this time getting 15 years in prison for setting up a secret torture centre inside a hospital during the 1976 military coup.
Reynaldo Bignone personally oversaw the takeover of the Posadas de Haedo hospital in Buenos Aires province 35 years ago, leading soldiers in tanks and helicopters in search of medical personnel who allegedly treated leftist guerrillas.
