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In Argentina, blanket amnesty for junta-era military staff struck down BUENOS AIRES (AFP) Jun 14, 2005 Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unconstitutional a blanket amnesty that in 1986 and 1987 was decreed to benefit about 1,000 military staff accused of state terrorism during the country's last military dictatorship, the high court said. The decision is expected to breathe new life into survivors' lawsuits for crimes against humanity allegedly committed by armed forces staff who ruthlessly clamped down on leftists, real and perceived, as well as their children, engaging in torture and leaving some 30,000 people missing and presumed dead, rights groups say. All rights reserved. � 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.
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