Your account has been succesfully created.

ARCHIVES

Argentina, France
French court upholds security clearance refusal for wife of Argentine junta torturer

Mario Sandoval, a former Argentine police officer accused of crimes against humanity committed in Argentina, is escorted by police officers at Ministro Pistarini International Airport after being extradited from France, in Buenos Aires, on 16 December 2019.
Mario Sandoval, a former Argentine police officer accused of crimes against humanity committed in Argentina, is escorted by police officers at Ministro Pistarini International Airport after being extradited from France, in Buenos Aires, on 16 December 2019. © Agustin Marcarian/Reuters

A French court has upheld a foreign ministry decision not to grant security clearance to a diplomat whose husband is junta era Argentine police officer Mario Sandoval. He was arrested in France and extradited to Buenos Aires in 2019 where he was convicted of kidnapping and torture.

LogoSubscribers only Agencies

The Agencies' Gazette
US counter-propaganda, Triads and the DGSE, Rolling purges at the PLA, Bulgarian prosecutor's 'clean hands' operation

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

USState Department plans to boost fight against online disinformation

FranceGiovanni Falcone Prize awarded to ex-Asia specialist at the DGSE

ChinaXi's hidden message following ex-defence ministers' suspended death sentences

Bulgaria ‘Clean hands operation' for public prosecutor after defendant accused of Russian espionage acquitted

LogoSubscribers only

Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!  

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!