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| |  | | Alfredo Astiz | | | judgement place : | France  | | status : | Sentenced | | particulars : | Sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia in France; still at liberty in Argentina | | position : | Lieutenant then captain of a war frigate |
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| | | | Alfredo Astiz was born on 17 November 1950. He was lieutenant of a frigate belonging to the Navy Mechanics School (ESMA), and at that time he was put in charge of an undercover group. Very quickly, he tried to infiltrate the “Mothers of the May Square” organisation under the name of Gustavo Niño, under the pretext of having a brother who had “disappeared”.
In December 1977, Astiz was implicated in the disappearance of two French nuns, Sister Alice Domon and Sister Leonie Duquet, whose remains have never been found.
In 1978, he was to be found in France, with a mission to infiltrate the Argentinean refugee community.
In June 1979 he was appointed assistant naval attaché to South Africa.
During the Falklands war between Argentina and Britain, he was responsible for the main island of Georgia, and it was he who signed the surrender treaty on 10 June 1982. He was made a prisoner by the British.
On 22 December 1987, Alfredo Astiz was promoted to Captain of a war frigate.
In January 1998, President Carlos Menem signed a decree discharging the officer due to an irresponsible attitude on his part which led to a very serious situation affecting the prestige of the navy, as well as other institutions. | |     click for more... | | Trial Watch would like to remind its users that any person charged by national or international authorities is presumed innocent until proven guilty. | |  |  | | nationality : | | | Argentina | | | date of birth : | | | 17.11.1950 | | | last time seen : | | | Argentina | | | charges : | | | Forced disappearances
Torture
War crimes | | | profile last modified : | | | 21.12.2006 |
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