Chilean court revokes Pinochet's immunity

Darranar

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Fri May-28-04 04:27 PM
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Chilean court revokes Pinochet's immunity

A Chilean appeals court has withdrawn legal immunity from controversial former dictator Augusto Pinochet.

The move could lead to a human rights trial against him, a top court official said on Friday.

"The withdrawal of legal immunity concerns (a case) of the disappearance of opponents of the military regime," said Juan Gonzalez Zuniga, president of the Supreme Court.

Pinochet seized power in 1973 in a bloody coup and led the South American nation until 1990. More than 3000 people were killed or disappeared under his rule.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/74B0D0BC-186D-4C89-B5A9-200E8590634E.htm

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Fri May-28-04 04:49 PM
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Sat May-29-04 10:52 PM
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2. Good for Chile (nt).

Edited on Sat May-29-04 11:33 PM by JohnLocke

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