Chile doctor convicted of Pinochet-era crimes arrested at Ezeiza Airport

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Fugitive Manfredo Enrique Jurgensen arrested at Ezeiza International Airport moments before he boarded a flight to Germany; Chilean doctor convicted of crimes during Pinochet dictatorship could now be extradited.



HANDOUT MUGSHOT RELEASED BY ARGENTINA'S AIRPORT SECURITY POLICE (PSA) ON JUNE 6, 2023, OF CHILEAN DOCTOR MANFREDO ENRIQUE JURGENSEN, A FUGITIVE FROM CHILEAN JUSTICE FOR A CRIME DURING THE AUGUSTO PINOCHET DICTATORSHIP (1973-1990), AFTER HIS ARREST ARRESTED AT EZEIZA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, IN ARGENTINA ON JUNE 3, 2023. | PSA

A Chilean fugitive from justice convicted of crimes committed during the August Pinochet (1973-1990) dictatorship has been arrested in Argentina moments before he was set to fly to Germany.

Doctor Manfredo Enrique Jurgensen Caesar, 79, faces eight years in prison for co-authoring the murder of a professor in 1979. He was arrested at Argentina’s Ezeiza International Airport on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Saturday as he waited to board a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt.

Jurgensen had been a fugitive from justice since mid-January. The doctor, who also has German nationality, was attempting to leave Argentina on a German passport. His identity was flagged by migration officials, who then sought his detention.

Jurgensen reportedly fainted upon being confronted and was admitted to a local hospital, where he is still being held at the request of federal judge Ernesto Kreplak, who is analysing an extradition request from Chile, airport sources told the AFP news agency.

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