BUENOS AIRES, 26 May. The former general Luciano Benjamín Menéndez was sentenced to six life sentences for crimes committed during Argentina's military dictatorship (1976-1983), has been admitted to the Model Hospital in the province of Tucumán (north), after suffering a heart attack. "It's stable and controlled," said the head guard of the center, Luis Oporto, told news agency Telam.
For its part, a military person's environment has indicated that "we have to wait 48 hours to see its evolution," according to the newspaper 'La Nacion'. This is the second time that Menendez is hospitalized for a cardiac complication. The latest episode occurred last March 2, during the trial for the shooting of five militants montoneros act for which he had been convicted.
Menendez, 83 years old, is under house arrest at his residence in the Jockey Country in Yerba Buena, where he attends by video conference from the trial for the kidnapping and disappearance of the former governor of the province of Salta (north) Miguel Ragone. Last March, the former general, also known as 'the butcher of Cordoba' was sentenced to life imprisonment for his sixth five doubly aggravated murder and violation of domicile.
It has also been found guilty of several counts of kidnapping, murder and torture. 
For its part, a military person's environment has indicated that "we have to wait 48 hours to see its evolution," according to the newspaper 'La Nacion'. This is the second time that Menendez is hospitalized for a cardiac complication. The latest episode occurred last March 2, during the trial for the shooting of five militants montoneros act for which he had been convicted.
Menendez, 83 years old, is under house arrest at his residence in the Jockey Country in Yerba Buena, where he attends by video conference from the trial for the kidnapping and disappearance of the former governor of the province of Salta (north) Miguel Ragone. Last March, the former general, also known as 'the butcher of Cordoba' was sentenced to life imprisonment for his sixth five doubly aggravated murder and violation of domicile.
It has also been found guilty of several counts of kidnapping, murder and torture.
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