site, Nacionales section. Gonzalo "Chispa" Sánchez was extradited to Argentina and faced charges, as of 2020. A federal court sentenced eight sailors and police officers and a civilian in the trial of crimes against humanity perpetrated during the military dictatorship at the ESMA on February 19, 2021. Among those convicted are former Navy officer Carlos Castellvi, police officer Raúl Cabral, and civilian Miguel Conde. Military testimonies Members of the military claim that they were simply obeying orders. It was also claimed that military members were made to believe they were fighting a war against enemies in civilian clothes. Military members never protested their orders despite being aware of the tortures and gruesome acts occurring in the ESMA because they were persuaded to believe that it was a supreme act that needed to be done for the sake of Argentina. Memorial Museum "Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos" (Former ESMA) Since 2004 the original ESMA building has been used as a memorial museum to honor the memory of the disappeared. However, the mission of the memorial museum goes beyond that. ESMA will serve as a warning to assure that the gruesome acts of torture and other crimes done by the dictatorship will never occur ever again. Argentines feel obligated to use the museum to share the stories of those that lost their lives during the Dirty War and to show the horrors that occurred within the walls of ESMA. References Nunca Más, report of CONADEP. ESMA External links ESMA, until 2000 ESMA: Not Forgotten: A Photo Journey by Jerry Nelson Video Report: 'The Prison and Torture Center ESMA: The Trial Begins Espacio para la memoria (Spanish) Megacausa ESMA streaming ESSA, from 2001 Website of Escuela de suboficiales de la Armada Dirty War Internment camps Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires Museums in Buenos Aires Argentine Navy