Argentine Justice Moves to Hold Gendarme Accountable for Assault on Journalist Amid Protest Crackdown

On March 12, amid a contentious protest by pensioners demanding fairer conditions in Buenos Aires, photographer Pablo Grillo suffered a life-threatening head injury caused by an allegedly reckless grenade fired by Gendarme Héctor Guerrero. Now, Argentina's judicial system is finally moving to hold the security forces accountable by summoning Guerrero to formally answer for this grievous act.The call for testimony comes from Judge María Servini, who also ordered a detailed reconstruction of the incident with forensic analysis led by the Buenos Aires City Police. This probe could not be timelier as it shines a light on the troubling pattern of...