Former Argentine Navy officer Alfredo Astiz, known as the "Blond Angel of Death" for his role in the 1976-83 dictatorship, was arrested yesterday to face possible extradition to France for a fresh trial in the murder of two French nuns.
Astiz was convicted in absentia and sentenced to life in prisonby French courts in 1990, but the Argentine judge who ordered the arrest said that Astiz would be extradited only if he was allowed a new trial in person in France.
A Government spy, Astiz infiltrated rights groups during the dictatorship and is accused of identifying some victims to be kidnapped and murdered by kissing them during a church service.
