Peru former spy chief “burned bodies in oven”September 28, 2016 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A court in Peru has sentenced the country's former spy chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, to 22 years in jail for the forced disappearance of a professor and two students in 1993, according to BBC News. They were killed in detention and their bodies burned in an oven in the basement of the intelligence agency. Former army chief of staff Nicolas Hermoza Rios was also found guilty of the same crime. Montesinos, 71, is already serving a sentence for crimes against humanity. He was widely regarded as the power behind the throne in President Alberto Fujimori's government, which ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000. The former president is also in jail over human rights abuses committed during his time in office, including authorising killings carried out by death squads. This latest trial of Montesinos has confirmed the existence of a secret detention centre at the army headquarters in the capital Lima, the prosecution said. Prosecutor Carlos Rivera said that "these crimes which occurred in the basement of the army intelligence service can't but prove the existence of a systematic policy of violating people's human rights". Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |