National Representative Victoria Villarruel, the vice presidential candidate for La Libertad Avanza (LLA), has announced a solemn event during her electoral campaign to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism perpetrated by groups such as the ERP and Montoneros. The event will take place in the Buenos Aires Legislature and will feature the testimonies of Lorenza Ferrari, the mother of an 18-year-old student who was killed in a car bomb explosion in 1975, Graciela Saraspe, the daughter of a bar manager who was murdered in 1974, and Arturo Larrabure, the son of a colonel who was kidnapped and murdered in 1975.
Victoria Villarruel Honors Terrorism Victims in Buenos Aires
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The announcement of the event has been met with criticism from human rights organizations and national government officials, who have accused Victoria Villarruel of denying the crimes of the dictatorship. Victoria Villarruel has defended the event, saying that it is an opportunity to honor the victims of terrorism and to reveal the truth about the actions of these groups.
The event is scheduled to take place on September 10, 2023.
Villarruel and her running mate, Javier Milei, are running on an anti-establishment platform that has been gaining popularity in Argentina.
The announcement of the event has reignited the debate over Argentina’s Dirty War, a period of state-sponsored terrorism that lasted from 1976 to 1983.
Source: La Gaceta