Spain to extradite 'dirty war' pilot to Argentina

Tue Jan 19, 2010

BBC News

A Spanish court has agreed to extradite a pilot held for his alleged role in Argentina's "dirty war".

Julio Alberto Poch, 57, an airline pilot, has been in custody in Madrid since his arrest last month.

He is wanted in Argentina for allegedly flying planes used to dump opponents of the military regime into the sea - known as "death flights".