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Argentina ex-president, cabinet members indicted on corruption charges
December 23, 2009 by Sarah Miley
Former Argentine president Carlos Menem was indicted by the Federal Court on Tuesday on corruption charges. Menem is charged with overpaying government officials while he was in office from 1989 to 1999. Menem's well-known minister of economy, Domingo Cavallo, was indicted on similar charges. C....... [more]

Spain extradites Argentina ex-naval officer to face 'Dirty War' charges
April 1, 2008 by Lisl Brunner
Former Argentinean naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo was extradited Monday from Spain to Argentina, where he will face trial for crimes committed during Argentina's 1976-83 Dirty War. Cavallo was a lieutenant at the Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA) in Buenos Aires, where an estima....... [more]

Spain court to drops 'Dirty War' genocide case against Argentina ex-naval officer
March 1, 2008 by Nick Fiske
Spain's National Court on Friday said that it will drop its prosecution of former Argentine naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo and extradite him back to his home country where he will stand trial for for his role in the disappearance of hundreds of people during a 1976 Argentine military coup....... [more]

Spain Supreme Court rules Argentina ex-officer can be tried for genocide in Spain
July 18, 2007 by Caitlin Price
The Spanish Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that former Argentine naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo can properly be tried in Spain for crimes against humanity. The decision comes after months of jurisdictional disputes. Last December, the Spanish High Court ruled that the country did not have.... [more]

Spain court asks to transfer naval officer charged with genocide to Argentina
February 21, 2007 by Katerina Ossenova
A Spanish judge requested permission from Mexico Wednesday to extradite former Argentine naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo back to Argentina. Cavallo was extradited from Mexico to Spain and has been in Spanish custody since 2003. In January 2006, he was charged with genocide, organized.... [more]

Spain court says no jurisdiction in genocide trial of Argentina ex-naval officer
December 21, 2006 by Jeannie Shawl
Spain's High Court ruled Wednesday that it does not have jurisdiction to try former Argentinean naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo for crimes committed during Argentina's dirty war. Cavallo has been in Spanish custody since 2003 and early this year was charged with genocide ....... [more]

Spanish prosecutor charges Argentine naval officer with genocide
January 11, 2006 by Krystal MacIntyre
Spanish authorities have charged former Argentine naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo with genocide for his involvement in the disappearance of hundreds of people during a 1976 Argentine military coup. Papers published Wednesday allege that between 20,000 and 30,000 people were forcibly.... [more]