In Argentina, a dual system of justice prevails. On one hand, former high-ranking officials and businessmen, convicted of corruption, are allowed to serve their sentences in their privileged residences, acquired with the fruits of the same corruption they are accused of. They are also enabled to seek treatment in private institutions under absurd pretexts like 'stress'. Meanwhile, elderly political prisoners, whose senility makes escape impossible, are denied bail or house arrest. This blatant injustice sparked a protest on November 29th, demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners rotting in the country's dungeons. This system of injustice was established under Néstor Kirchner, who purged the Supreme Court, appointing loyalists like Ricardo Lorenzetti. Kirchner openly declared that all 'crimes against humanity' trials were a 'state policy' agreed upon by all three branches of power. To achieve this, he relied on accomplices: cowardly killer judges, militant prosecutors, false witnesses generously 'compensated' for their 'collectively constructed memory', and corrupt human rights organizations. The goal was to demonize the armed forces and secure the left's indulgence for the massive corruption to come. As a result of this political maneuver, thousands were prosecuted, many of whom were Malvinas heroes. While in Nuremberg, Nazi leaders were tried immediately after WWII and none were in jail by 1995, in Argentina, elderly military personnel are kept in prisons, where their advanced age and lack of adequate medical care effectively turn their sentences into death penalties. Society has remained silent for over 20 years, allowing these men to become scapegoats, forgetting that it was the military that prevented terrorist groups from seizing power.
