Word: augusto
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Before he gave up power to a democratically elected government in 1990, former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte erected a legal fortress around himself. His 17 years of iron-fisted, right-wing military rule had been blamed for the death or disappearance of 3,400 suspected communists and leftists, not to mention the torture of thousands of others. With that legacy hanging over his head, Pinochet rammed through an array of constitutional measures that made him immune to prosecution, including a lifetime Senator's seat that he took amid widespread protest last March, when he retired as an army general...
Never mind the courts, keep an eye on the airports: The surest sign of General Augusto Pinochet's fate may be the arrival of a Chilean military aircraft in London Monday, ready to take the former dictator home. "Britain's government has backed away from the Pinochet case, saying it's a matter for the courts," says TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand. "They're committed to seeing through the Spanish extradition request, but this is too hot for Britain to handle alone." As Pinochet's lawyers fought for his release in London, the Spanish high court was considering...
Forget the Asian crisis -- the greatest threat to Chile's stability is the arrest of its former dictator. Britain's detention of General Augusto Pinochet pending a Spanish extradition request has turned Santiago's prosperous streets into a battleground, and there was more bad news for the general on Wednesday: British legislators backed attempts to charge Pinochet in London should Spain's extradition request fail. That's a big headache for Chile's president, Eduardo Frei. "Roughly half the population is pro-Pinochet, with the other half fiercely opposed," says TIME Latin America bureau chief Tim Padgett. While few deny...
While British police detained former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet last Friday, a Harvard student has been working to get him extradited to Spain for questioning...
...This precedent shows that the international community is no longer willing to overlook human rights violations simply because the people who committed them continue to have influence in their home countries," Myers said.ReutersUP IN ARMS: Supporters of General Augusto Pinochet display signs during a protest outside the residence of the Spanish ambassador in Santiago yesterday...