[SANITIZED]AREA BRIEFS JUNE 2, 1978 - 1978/06/02

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06628037
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: June 2, 1978

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1. ARGENTINA: THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT HAS RELEASED
ALFREDO SOFIA, A PRO-COMMUNIST HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS, WHOSE
ARREST LAST WEEK WAS 'APPARENTLY DESIGNED TO 'WARN 'DOMESTIC
CRITICS.NOVIO SPEAK OUT 4GAINST SECURITY-MEASURES TAKEN
DURING THE WORLD CUR SOCCER TOURNAMENT THAT BEGAN ON 1 JUNE.
INTERIOR MINISTER HARGUINDEGUY HAS ATTEMPTED TO JUSTIFY THE
ARREST ON THE GROUND THAT SOFIA.--WHO HAS BEEN PUBLISHING
INFORMATION ON POLITICAL PRISONERS AND MISSING PERSONS�IS
RESPONSIBLE1 FOR .PAMPK.ET. THAT SCURRILOUSLY ATTACKED THE
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TERRORIST INCIDENTS DURING THE SOCCER TOURNAMENTHUHILE NOT
DOING FURTHER DAMAGE TO ARGENTINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS .;IriAGE..
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