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...General Pinochet had an arrest order on serious human rights violations lifted by the Supreme Court three weeks ago, when the court found that he should first undergo medical checks and be interviewed by the presiding judge. On Thursday, the general announced that he would refuse to undergo medical checks. Is he legally able...
...this is part of his legal team's strategy of delaying the process and also of getting Judge Juan Guzman removed from the case on technical grounds, such as procedural matters that he may have carried out incorrectly. Their immediate aim is to stop the doctors from examining Pinochet and to stop Guzman from interrogating the general...
...Many more. The current indictment concerns the question of whether Pinochet is responsible for the kidnapping and murder of some 70 people in the 'Caravan of Death' in 1973 [an episode in which senior military officers toured the country removing Pinochet opponents from prisons and summarily executing them]. But there are more than 200 charges against Pinochet working their way through the legal system. So even as they rule on this, the courts are receiving more evidence relating to other cases...
...What political impact is the prosecution of Pinochet having in Chile...
...particularly between the military and government. But President Lagos has handled the matter skillfully, saying over and over that the matter is in the hands of the judicial system, and that his government will accept whatever the courts decide. If you read between the lines, it's unlikely that Pinochet will ever actually face trial. The medical checks and interrogations obviously touch the once untouchable general, and the military doesn't like this. But they also know nothing is actually happening to the general. Even if he's under house arrest, it's not as if he leaves his house...