Spain's National Court on Monday rejected requests from Argentine judges to extradite former Argentine President Isabel Peron charged with human rights abuses.
The court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to back the accusations against Peron and that the statute of limitations had expired after 20 years.
Argentina accuses Peron of links with the Argentine anti-communist alliance or the "Triple A" death squad, held responsible for the death or disappearance of at least 1,500 people during Peron's 1974-1976 rule.
In January 2007, the Spanish authorities arrested the former Argentine president, who has lived in Madrid in exile for decades, and asked her to report to a police station every 15 days.
Peron, 77, the wife of three-time President Juan Domingo Peron, ruled the country after his death and was overthrown in a March 1976 coup.
She argued against the extradition on the grounds of her identity as a Spanish citizen and her poor health.
Source:Xinhua
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