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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...
...Frei knows Chile's leverage with Britain and Spain is limited, but he'll keep fighting for Pinochet's release in order to placate his own military -- a good idea, since the general's immunity was the military's precondition for ending its dictatorship...
...Official business is really the key to the diplomatic immunity argument," Myers said, explaining why the immunity might not protect Pinochet...
Myers said he reacted with surprise and satisfaction to the news of Pinochet's arrest last week...
...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...