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The 1989 attack on La Tablada barracks was an assault on the military barracks located in La Tablada, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by 40 members of ''Movimiento Todos por la Patria'' (MTP), commanded by former ERP leader Enrique Gorriarán Merlo. 39 people were killed and 60 injured by the time the Argentine army retook the barracks. The MTP carried out the assault under the false pretense of preventing a military coup, allegedly planned for the end of January 1989 by the ''Carapintadas'', a group of far-right military officers opposed to the investigations concerning the "Dirty War". The Argentine president of the time, Raúl Alfonsín declared that the attack, with the ultimate goal of sparking a massive popular uprising, could have led to civil war.〔(The Politics of Human Rights in Argentina: Protest, Change, and Democratization, Alison Brysk, p. 119, Stanford University Press, 1994 )〕 Given a life sentence and imprisoned, as his fellow comrades, in high security quarters, Gorriarán Merlo was eventually freed in 2003.〔Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. (Informe Nº 55/97 - Caso 11.137 )〕〔Human Rights Watch. (1989 Argentina report )〕 He died in September 2006 after making it known he was intending to run for the Argentine presidency. == The assault on the barracks == On 23 January 1989, a group of approximatively 40 members of the ''Movimiento Todos por la Patria'' ("''All for the Motherland''" Movement, "MTP", founded in 1986 by former ERP leader Enrique Gorriarán Merlo) attacked the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment barracks in La Tablada (''Regimiento de Infantería Mecanizada Nº 3'', RIM3). They broke into the barracks by ramming a stolen truck into the main gate, followed by several other vehicles. According to ''Clarín'' newspaper, three different versions about the attack exist. Ten days before the assault, lawyer and MTP member Jorge Baños had declared in a conference that the ''Carapintadas'' were planning a coup for the end of January. The ''Carapintadas'' were members of the Armed Forces that had rebelled against the national government three times in 1987 and 1988, protesting the investigations on human rights abuses during the "National Reorganization Process" (1976–1983). This has remained to this day the MTP's version, held in particular by the late Gorriarán Merlo who claimed that the MTP was fulfilling the constitutional obligation of "''bear() arms in defense of the fatherland and of () Constitution''".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.taringa.net/posts/110886/Copamiento-al-cuartel-de-La-Tablada.html )〕〔Constitution of the Argentine Nation, Article 21. "''Every Argentine citizen is obliged to bear arms in defense of the fatherland and of this Constitution…''"〕 The official report on the attack by head of the Army Francisco Gassino claimed in contrary that it was the MTP, formed of several former ERP members, that had planned a coup. A last version claims that the MTP was victim of a manipulation by intelligence services. A sociologist and professor who published an investigation into the attack believes the MTP had wider aims: ''"They weren’t planning to put down a coup. They were creating the false image of a coup, to set the scene, but were planning to take the barracks and from there start a revolution."''〔(La Tablada – the Guerrillas’ Last Stand )〕 The Argentine Army, assisted by the Buenos Aires Police (a total of 3,600 personnel) was called on to counterattack, and indiscriminately used white phosphorus (WP) in the zone, in violation of the Geneva Conventions, which in civil wars are only binding with the consent of both parties, and not at all in police actions. The use of WP in combat is forbidden by international law. In this case, it had the effect of completely burning the barracks and of carbonizing corpses.〔〔ANSA cable quoted by RaiNews24: (Alcune testimonianze sull'uso militare del fosforo bianco ) .〕 39 people were killed and 60 injured during the attack (the majority by conventional weapons). Nine were military personnel, two were police officers and the 28 remaining were members of the MTP. Lawyer Jorge Baños was among the dead.〔''La Historia Pensada''. (''Asalto al cuartel General Belgrano (La Tablada)'' ). September 17, 2006 .〕〔.〕 In addition, 53 soldiers and police were wounded in the fighting. The following day, President Raúl Alfonsín (UCR, 1983–89) visited the site, protected by Argentine Army commandos, along with federal the judge of Morón, Gerardo Larrambebere, who is today member of the court presiding over the 1994 AMIA bombing case. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1989 attack on La Tablada barracks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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