Photos by: Julio Pereyra

Human rights activist Fernando Albareda was detained on Thursday and charged with the murder of his mother, Susana Beatriz Montoya. She was the widow of a deputy commissioner forcibly disappeared by the last military dictatorship and her death has been closely followed nationwide. The latest twist in the case has been met with shock and some reservations by human rights groups.

Montoya was found murdered in her home on the outskirts of Córdoba city last Friday. The words “We’ll kill you all. Now we’re going for your children. #Police” were scribbled on her walls. Albareda had reported written threats against himself as early as December 8.

A press release by Córdoba’s District IV Preliminary Prosecutor’s Office, led by Juan Pablo Klinger, said Albareda’s handwriting had “similar characteristics” to the........

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