Warning Issued on a Trial of Pinochet
From Times Wire Reports
Chilean military commanders warned that putting Gen. Augusto Pinochet on trial could hurt efforts to uncover the fates of people who disappeared during his 17-year rule. The commanders said it would deter soldiers and officers from testifying. The Supreme Court has decided to lift Pinochet’s congressional immunity, and the ex-dictator’s relatives and lawyers have vowed to fight in court “to demonstrate his innocence.”
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