INR WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN HUMAN RIGHTS NO. 125, SEPTEMBER 28, 1979 - 1979/09/28

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01057245
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 28, 1979

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No. 125, September 28, 1979
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Timerman *Released. Jacobo.Timerman, Argentina's best-
known political prisoner, was stripped of his citizenship
and expelled from the county on September 25.. He is expected
. to join his family in Israel:.
.Rumors concerning. Timerman's impending release gained
currency following a reported Supreme Court decision of
September 17 that declared his detention illegal. The
Court's decision was not been made public, but Embassy Buenos
Aires sources .have indicated that the Court acted independ-
ently of executive Pressure.
Kidnapped in April 1977 by security agents, Timerman
has been held despite a military tribunal's finding that he
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)was not guilty of subversive actions and a July 1978 Supreme
Court ruling that his detention under state-of-siege powers
was unjustified.
President Videla had promised the head of the Inter-American
Human Rights Commission (IAHRC) .that visited Argentina;
September 6-20, that the government wo res ect the Supreme
Court's decision in favor of T'm-ril-n
INR Comment. Timerman's release is a significant
accomplishment for Videla and his moderate military supporters.
No evidence was ever published to substantiate charges that �
Timerman was involved in. political or economic subversion.
Furthermore, his continued detention seriously compromised the
government at a time when the frequency of human tights viola-
tions was declining. significantly. His expulsion probably can
be attributed to a Videla decisionsto press the matter in the
context of the IAHRC visit and the Supreme Court decision:.
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