Tag: Argentine Army

Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 08:42 UTC
Argentine Army officers remanded for “welcome rite” murder

Argentine Judiciary authorities Thursday ordered the arrest of seven Army officers for their alleged involvement in the death of Second Lieutenant Matías Chirino after an “initiation rite” at the Artillery Group Nº 3 barracks in Paso de los Libres, in the province of Corrientes in June last year.
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Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 08:38 UTC
Four Argentine soldiers killed in lorry crash

Four servicepeople of the Argentine Army died Thursday and 18 others were injured when a a Mercedez Benz 1518 lorry derailed on Provincial Route 62 in the San Martín de los Andes area in the Patagonian province of Neuquén as it was bringing back the soldiers to their barracks after high mountain skiing practice.
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Friday, March 10th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Argentine soldier dies while training amid heat wave

An Argentine Army cadet died Monday during a training session in the middle of a heat wave, it was reported this week. A 21-year-old young man in the first year of his military career died during “physical training” practices at the National Military College (Officer's Academy - CMN).
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine Cpl. paralyzed from the waist down in another welcome rite

Argentine authorities have launched an inquiry into how an Army corporal in the province of Misiones ended up with injuries in his legs just days after a second lieutenant died as the apparent result of a “baptism” party in the neighboring province of Corrientes.
Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 08:19 UTC
Argentine Army places 11 officers under suspension over 2nd Lt's death

Eleven serving officers of the Argentine Army have been suspended from duty pending inquiries into the death of Second Lieutenant Matías Chirino after an initiation party at the Artillery Group Nº 3 barracks in Paso de los Libres, in the province of Corrientes last weekend.
Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 22:12 UTC
Argentine Army second lieutenant dies after officers' party

Argentine Army Second Lieutenant Matías Ezequiel Chirino has died in the province of Corrientes following a cardiac decompensation after an initiation party known as “baptism,” it was reported.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 08:54 UTC
Argentina to recruit additional voluntary soldiers to boost armed forces

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana has announced 10,000 new volunteer soldiers are o be recruited to boost the manning of military barracks. The country's armed forces currently have some 17,000 troops nationwide, it was reported.
Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Argentine Defense Ministry announces new military base in Catamarca

Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana and Governor Raúl Jalil of the province of Catamarca signed late last week an agreement whereby the national Army will set up a military unit in the provincial capital.
Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Former Argentine army chief (under Cristina Fernandez) on trial for kidnapping and torture

A former Argentine army chief went on trial Friday for the kidnapping and torture of a father and son during the country's military dictatorship.
Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 08:20 UTC
Argentine Prosecution orders the arrest of 26 officers for alleged torture against conscripts in the Falklands

The Federal Prosecution Office from Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego has called for the arrest of 26 officers allegedly involved in torture practices against conscripts during the Falklands conflict in 1982. The case has been ongoing for over a decade but it remains at snail pace.