Former Argentine General Eduardo Cabanillas has been sentenced to life imprisonment for running a notorious detention centre during military rule in 1976-83. Three former intelligence officers were also convicted of murder, torture and illegal imprisonment. Around 200 left-wing activists were kidnapped and taken to the Automotores Orletti secret prison in Buenos Aires. Most of the victims were Uruguayan. Reports said, thousands of Argentines were tortured and murdered in other centres run by the armed forces.