Ex-dictators found guilty if baby thefts

Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and jailed for 50 years for a systematic plan to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the military junta’s war on left-wing dissenters 30 years ago.

Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and jailed for 50 years for a systematic plan to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the military junta’s war on left-wing dissenters 30 years ago.

Argentina’s last dictator, Reynaldo Bignone, was also convicted and jailed for 15 years.

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