INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS
On December 10th, 1983, it recovers its democracy
after seven years of military dictatorship.
Alfonsín orders to take the former commanders to trial
for crimes against humanity.
The commanders feel like winners in a war against subversion,
only accepting to be tried by a military court.
It's been seven months since the new government took office,
and the trial hasn't moved forward.
The rumor that the trial could be taken by the civil justice spreads fast.
If that were to happen,
the Federal Court of Appeals would have to take the trial.
The accusation responsibility would fall on its sole prosecutor: Julio Strassera.
JULY 4TH, 1984, "NEVER AGAIN:" CONADEP SPECIAL BROADCAST
ANTONIO TRÓCCOLI SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1984
ARMED FORCES COUNCIL
COURT OF APPEALS
It is hereby informed
that the prosecution has been notified...
DR. ALBERTO MUCHNIK ATTORNEY
OCTOBER 25TH, 1984 PRELIMINARY HEARINGS
FEBRUARY
OCTOBER
FEBRUARY
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONS
MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO
DECEMBER
THE PROSECUTORS VISIT THE PROVINCE
DECEMBER JANUARY
FEBRUARY 15TH SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE
FEBRUARY
THE GREAT TRIAL
WHO IS STRASSERA
STRASSERA'S KIDS
STRASSERA'S SECOND-IN-COMMAND
APRIL 22ND, 1985 BEGINNING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
APRIL 24TH
TRIAL OF THE JUNTAS FOREIGN WITNESSES
APRIL 25TH
APRIL 26TH
APRIL 29TH
APRIL 30TH
PROSECUTION OF HORROR
MAY 9TH
The end, at dawn, of the most extensive of the sessions
Another day with kidnapping stories
Successive stories with dramatic nuances
Thorough and also impressive testimonials
Several more testimonies about the disappeared
Precise testimonies in a long day
Many things to remember
MAY 20TH
JUNE 21ST
They denounce threats to a witness
A witness denounces threats
JULY 17TH
PROSECUTOR THREATENED
Defenders aggravate witnesses
The model of repression
JULY 20TH
STOP THIS SHIT!
MR. STRASSERA WE WILL EXECUTE YOU IN 48 HOURS
Today, the trial enters a crucial stage.
Prosecutor Julio Cesar Strassera will issue
in the presence of the nine former commanders
the argument where he will substantiate the charges
of homicide and other serious crimes of which the former Juntas are accused of.
Specialized media...
SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1985 THE CLOSING ARGUMENT
DECEMBER 8TH, 1985 THE SENTENCE
(ONE DAY BEFORE) THE SENTENCE
TRIAL OF THE JUNTAS WE'LL KNOW THE SENTENCES IN A FEW HOURS
COMPLYING WITH THE LEGAL DUTY...
APPEAL THE RULING...
The Trial of the Juntas was the first time in history
that civil justice convicted a military dictatorship.
Despite the impunity acts that followed the 1985 trial,
the claim for memory, truth and justice never stopped.
Since the reopening of the Trials, over 1,000 people have been convicted
for crimes against humanity, and thousands of cases are still being tried.
Since 1983, Argentina has lived uninterruptedly
in a democracy.