The Government ordered the declassification of all documentation related to the last dictatorship.

The presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, announced that President Javier Milei ordered the declassification of all existing documentation on the actions of the Armed Forces during the last dictatorship. The measure also includes any other records caused in different periods, as long as they are linked to the Forces. "This decision responds to the fulfillment of decree 4 of the year 2010, which although it was issued 15 years ago, was never fully implemented," stated Adorni in a video recorded at the Casa Rosada and released at 11. The spokesperson explained that the initiative involves the complete transfer of the files currently under the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) to the National Archive, the entity responsible for preserving historical documents. "For decades, the files in the hands of SIDE remained in the shadows and only the governments in power had access to this secret information. Despite empty slogans about their commitment to truth, memory, and justice, these documents were used as spoils of war for reasons unknown," expressed Adorni. Meanwhile, Adorni communicated that, from now on, Milei's Government will acknowledge before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that the attack perpetrated by the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) against the family of Captain Humberto Viola constitutes a crime against humanity.

Viola and his daughter María Cristina, only 3 years old, were murdered. Until now, not being classified as a crime against humanity, the Justice system could not proceed with the family's request to reopen the case. Later, through a statement published on the social network X by the Office of the Presidency (OPRA), it was announced that "the Government will send to the National Congress a bill to establish the non-prescription of this type of crimes both criminally and civilly." In his intervention, Adorni emphasized that with this decision by the President "the documents related to the actions of the last military dictatorship will be at the service of memory and not political manipulation. Although in Argentina it may seem like a novel initiative, similar measures have already been applied globally." "This resolution complies with Decree 4 of the year 2010, which, despite having been enacted 15 years ago, was never fully implemented. The measure involves the total transfer of these files, until now under the control of SIDE and the State Intelligence Secretariat, to the National Archive, the body responsible for their preservation and consultation," he explained.

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The Viola case

The spokesperson also detailed what happened with Captain Viola and his family on December 1, 1974, in Tucumán. "A group of guerrillas, armed with shotguns and machine guns, intercepted the vehicle in which the captain was traveling with his wife, María Cristina Picón—who was five months pregnant—and their two daughters, María Fernanda, five years old, and María Cristina, only three," he recounted. "After a brief shootout, the younger daughter, María Cristina, was killed. Viola, severely injured, tried to move away from the car to protect his family but was shot in the head from behind. His older daughter, María Fernanda, was hit in the head, remained in a coma for four months, and underwent eight surgeries, although she survived," he added. He continued: "His wife, who emerged unscathed from the attack, passed away in 2021 after dedicating her life to demanding justice, witnessing how those responsible for the crime, surnamed Núñez, Carrizo, Paz, and Emperador, were released toward the late 80s." During the first minutes of the day, the ruling party released a nearly 20-minute video on social media, narrated by Agustín Laje, introducing the concept of "Complete Memory."