Articles by Marie Trigona

Argentine priest receives life sentence for dirty war crimes committed in 1970-80's

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2007 by Marie Trigona

Filed under: Political Prisoners, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, International Law, Political Prisoners (International), Military Prisons. Location: Argentina.

Argentina: Priest Imprisoned for Dirty War Crimes

Written by Marie Trigona

Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Former Chaplin Christian Von Wernich was sentenced to life in prison on October 9th in Argentina, for committing crimes against humanity during the nation's bloody military junta. He is the first catholic priest to be ...