FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR, THE ARGENTINE SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT JACOBO TIMMERMAN, THE FORMER NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER WHO HAS BEEN DETAINED WITHOUT CHARGES SINCE APRIL 1977, SHOULD BE SET FREE. - 1979/09/22

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626647
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 22, 1979

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_TADNDS 07 INT7P.VIS, INCLIMING ON2 JIT2 MR. Timm-2.1aNv9
Fon EPORT TO T:fE ORGA4MATION OF AM2,RICAN STS ON COD-
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INTETINATIONAD CRITICISM. "WE DON'T SXPECT A WMTINASE,
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AReIVY,D. "MT SOME AF,C=ITION Thid ARCNTINA IS DUTTJA NOW
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CEIVFD TEOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS VAT SECUITY PRISONE43
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CATION '1HEN T111 jUNTA, RPADa DY ?RESIT JOG 3 AlTAA
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THT] FORICA AnDISSE4, AM ACTI'n ZION167, AS AN INNO7A-
Tor IN ARGINTINL JOURNALISM F011 20 YEARS. n AraGOilInD SOMP
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AND CONFINED TO 713 EOM:a.
THE HIrri COURT'S RULING RFPRPSENTS A RMRSAL 01? A PO-
SITION, ACCPPTED BY L0X2 OURTS, THAT TUE GOV2,114MENT CAI
:TOLD TI11PRMAN AS A PRISONER =Ea WYAT IS Tcrotx A3
"ACT OF INST/TUTIONAL IMSPONSUILITY. TIS D.AgEE, OVEli-
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