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Authorities detained a politician and former police officer targeted in a Dirty War-era human rights probe in Argentina, just hours after Congress barred him from taking up a seat that would have afforded him immunity.
Former President Fernando de la Rua, charged with bribery, insisted on his innocence Tuesday.
Seven former army officers and an ex-police official were convicted Tuesday and sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for human rights abuses during Argentina's bloody dictatorship.
President Cristina Fernandez fired the coast guard chief on Monday after a suspect in a human rights trial died of cyanide poisoning at a military brig.
Argentine President Nestor Kirchner trumpeted his government's performance on the economy and human rights during his state-of-the-nation address Thursday, and also defended his ties to Venezuelan leftist Hugo Chavez.
Argentine prosecutors asked a federal judge on Wednesday to order the arrest of former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani and seven others for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed scores of people.
Former President Carlos Menem was in stable condition Wednesday, a day after collapsing while delivering a speech in central Argentina, authorities said.
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