Warning Issued on a Trial of Pinochet
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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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