Alfredo Buzzalino
Alfredo Buzzalino was one of Argentina's desaparecidos, "the disappeared".[1][2][3] These were individuals secretly kidnapped by Argentinian security officials, during it "dirty war". Most of these individuals were never seen again because they were victims of extrajudicial execution. Buzzalino was a rare survivor, who, after the restoration of democracy, testified against the kidnappers, torturers and murderers.
In 2022 Buzzalino testified against Mario Sandoval for the kidnapping, torture and murder of Architecture student Hernán Abriata.[1][2] At Sandoval's trial he testified Sandoval was more dilligent than other torturers to familiarize himself with the target's dossier, but that he was also one of the most ruthless interrogators, and stood ready call for their execution the moment he thought there was no need for more interrogation.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sam Jones (2019-12-16). "Suspected Argentinian torturer who taught at Sorbonne extradited by France". The Guardian (Madrid). Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505201515/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/16/mario-sandoval-france-approves-extradition-argentina-over-students-disappearance. Retrieved 2023-01-09. "'[Sandoval] was a very strange guy, he did intelligence,' one dirty war survivor, Alfredo Buzzalino, told prosecutors. 'He was the most intellectually prepared guy in the Esma. If he could kill you, he killed you.'"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gerardo Aranguren (2022-12-21). "Condenaron a 15 años de prisión al expolicía Mario «Churrasco» Sandoval por crímenes en la ESMA" (in Spanish). Tiempo Argentino. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221203314/https://www.tiempoar.com.ar/politica/condenaron-a-15-anos-de-prision-al-expolicia-mario-churrasco-sandoval-por-crimenes-en-la-esma/. Retrieved 2023-01-09. "Durante otro de los juicios de la ESMA, Alfredo Buzzalino contó que fue sacado del centro clandestino hasta una confitería en el centro para ser interrogado en una ocasión por el expolicía: “Era un tipo muy extraño, hacía inteligencia, un tipo intelectualmente de los más preparados dentro de la ESMA y muy jodido. Si te podía boletear, te boleteaba, no había tu tía con este hombre, sabía realmente lo que estaba haciendo y lo que él quería”, lo describió."
- ↑ Angeline Montoya (2022-09-14). "Dictature argentine : l’heure de rendre des comptes a sonné pour l’ex-policier Mario Sandoval [Argentinian dictatorship: the hour of accountability has come for ex-policeman Mario Sandoval]" (in French). Le Monde. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20221222050513/https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/09/14/dictature-argentine-l-heure-de-rendre-des-comptes-a-sonne-pour-l-ex-policier-mario-sandoval_6141595_3210.html. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
