confirmed the continuation of the case of the murders of Michelini and Gutiérrez Ruiz. On 10 September 2007, another Appellate Court opened a new case to be tried by Judge Gatti for 10 homicides, for violations of the constitution. On 7 February 2008, the BPS, Social Security Administration, suspended Bordaberry's retirement payments as ex-president of the country. Opposition and support Bordaberry's arrest was generally met with satisfaction and regarded as the end of impunity in Uruguay, a country considered by some to have lagged behind other Latin American nations in this matter. However, former President Julio Sanguinetti has been critical of the one-sided prosecution of individuals involved in the conflict, and there has been lively media debate regarding issues surrounding Bordaberry's arrest. One of his sons, Pedro Bordaberry, himself presidential candidate and a former minister, has been vocal in public support for his father and, by strong implication, for a measure of justification for the role of the civilian-military government of 1973–1985. Another son, Santiago Bordaberry, is a rancher and religious activist and has been prominent in the former President's public defence. Conviction On 5 March 2010, Bordaberry was sentenced to 30 years in prison (the maximum allowed under Uruguayan law) for murder and of being the intellectual author of kidnappings and disappearances of political opponents of the regime, becoming the second former Uruguayan dictator sentenced to a long prison term; in October 2009, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez was sentenced to 25 years. He had also been unsuccessfully tried for violating the constitution in the 1973 coup. Death On 17 July 2011, Bordaberry died, aged 83, at his home. He had been suffering from respiratory problems and other illnesses. His remains are buried at Parque Martinelli de Carrasco. See also List of political families#Uruguay Domingo Bordaberry#Political heritage Benito Nardone#Ruralist involvement with the Bordaberrys Benito Medero#Minister of Agriculture under President Bordaberry Politics of Uruguay 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay References External links Juan María Bordaberry photograph 1928 births 2011 deaths Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians Leaders ousted by a coup Members of the Senate of Uruguay Ministers of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Uruguay People convicted of murder by Uruguay People from Montevideo Presidents of Uruguay Uruguayan cattlemen Uruguayan people convicted of murder Uruguayan people of Basque descent Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay Burials at Parque Martinelli de Carrasco Liga Nacional de Accion Ruralista politicians Uruguayan anti-communists Heads of government who