5 8 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁University , ▁and ▁entered ▁politics , ▁becoming ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁of ▁Par agu ay . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁judge , ▁and ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Par agu ay ▁( 1 9 8 3 ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 8 ). ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Foreign ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Ar ga ña ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁during ▁Par agu ay ' s ▁long - last ing ▁military ▁dict ator ship ▁under ▁Alfred o ▁St ro ess ner . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁turning ▁a ▁blind ▁eye ▁to ▁cases ▁of ▁tort ure ▁and ▁political ▁kill ings . ▁St ro ess ner ▁diss ident ▁Jo el ▁Fil árt iga ▁accused ▁Ar ga ña ▁of ▁blocking ▁the ▁screen ing ▁in ▁Par agu ay ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁TV ▁movie ▁One ▁Man ' s ▁War , ▁dep ict ing ▁Fil árt iga ' s ▁search ▁for ▁justice ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁St ro ess ner ' s ▁secret ▁police . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁long ▁identification ▁with ▁St ro ess ner , ▁Ar ga ña ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁" trad itional ist " ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁Color ados , ▁which ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁favor ▁a ▁more ▁hum ane ▁way ▁of ▁r uling ▁the ▁country . ▁So on ▁after ▁ste pping ▁down ▁from ▁the