Sala is considered by her supporters as president Mauricio Macri’s first political prisoner and human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have argued her detention was “arbitrary.“
She will continue to be under preventive detention.
Sala is considered by her supporters as president Mauricio Macri’s first political prisoner and human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have argued her detention was “arbitrary.“
She will continue to be under preventive detention.
Milagro Sala ist eine Anführerin der sozialen Basisorganisation Túpac Amaru, die vor allem in der nordargentinischen Provinz Jujuy aktiv ist. Sie war am 16. Januar 2016 in San Salvador de Jujuy verhaftet worden. Während einer Protestaktion gegen die Kürzung öffentlicher Gelder für die sozialen Projekte von Túpac Amaru war der damalige Abgeordnete der Radikalen Partei (UCR) und heutige Gouverneur von Jujuy, Gerardo Morales, mit Eiern beworfen worden. Laut Gericht soll Sala dafür verantwortlich gewesen sein, obwohl sie erwiesenermaßen gar nicht anwesend war.
Sala is a renowned activist, who is seen as President Mauricio Macri‘s first political prisoner. She created the Tupac Amaru Organization, which provides housing and other services to informal workers and working-class sectors.