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...Guzman had failed to interrogate the suspect before indicting him, as required by Chilean law. Last week the judge set about rectifying his error by subjecting General Pinochet to an interview. And the general's answers to the judge's questions may contain some clues as to his likely fate...
...Judge Guzman followed up by asking, then, if when he learned of the excesses committed during the officers' tour, he took any action, to which Pinochet replied that those in charge of the detainees' fate had been the commanders of the garrisons where they'd been held...
...small victory that triggered the tumult that would topple the President. When it became clear that a majority of the 21 Senators was prepared to defend Estrada, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel cast his vote against Estrada, and then resigned his post. The entire prosecution team followed suit, throwing the fate of the impeachment trial into limbo. Estrada had been hoping the trial would continue without the admission of the incriminating evidence, leading to an eventual acquittal that would restore him enough legitimacy to serve out his term. What he got instead, when the trial collapsed, was the onset of political...
...official reason is squeamishness about the fate of the foxes. No principle is dearer to the English than the protection of animals, especially cute, furry ones. In a priceless understatement, a recent commission report on the practice concluded that the experience of being torn limb from limb by a pack of hounds "seriously compromises the welfare of the fox." But as the spirited parliamentary debate revealed, this principle is as slippery as a wet fox in a rabbit hole...
...about it when first challenged that proved his undoing. This time, too, if he'd answered frankly when first confronted, his actions might have looked a little unseemly but they probably would not have forced his resignation. By not leveling with the public right away, he sealed his fate...