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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Staff and agencies in Berlin

Argentinian ex-officer who was charged over 23 murders dies in Berlin

Demonstrators in Buenos Aires display a banner with portraits of people who disappeared during the military dictatorship, to mark the 41th anniversary of the coup, in 2017.
Demonstrators in Buenos Aires display a banner with portraits of people who disappeared during the military dictatorship, to mark the 41th anniversary of the coup, in 2017. Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images

An Argentinian former military officer has died of natural causes in Berlin just weeks before he was charged over the murder of 23 members of leftwing groups during the country’s military dictatorship.

The 75-year-old ex-navy officer was suspected in the abduction, disappearance, torture and murder of 23 young people in 1976 and 1977, Berlin prosecutors said.

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