Miguel Etchecolatz

Argentine former police officer convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment (1929–2022)

Miguel Osvaldo Etchecolatz (1 May 1929 – 2 July 2022)[1] was a Argentine police officer. He worked in the Buenos Aires Provincial Police during the first years of the military dictatorship of the 1970s. Etchecolatz was involved in the National Reorganization Process (El proceso). He was first convicted in 1986 of crimes committed during this period. He was known for being part of mass murders during the Dirty War.

Miguel Osvaldo Etchecolatz
Born(1929-05-01)1 May 1929
Argentina
Died2 July 2022(2022-07-02) (aged 93)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationSenior Argentine police officer
Criminal statusDeceased
Criminal chargeHomicide, torture, kidnapping
Penaltylife imprisonment

References

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  1. "Murió el genocida Miguel Etchecolatz" (in Spanish). América. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.