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The 1998 arrest of Augusto Pinochet

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Britain’s establishment mourns Chilean dictator Pinochet

The implications of the British establishment’s support for Pinochet warrants sober consideration. It indicates that when the British ruling elite feels threatened to the same degree as their counterparts in Chile, it will act in a similar manner.

Paul Mitchell

Pinochet, Chile’s former US-backed dictator, dead at 91

Pinochet’s regime was responsible for the murder or disappearance of thousands of left-wing activists, trade unionists, students and others suspected of opposing the interests of the Chilean ruling class and foreign capital.

Bill Van Auken

Chilean Supreme Court ends legal proceedings against Pinochet

The Chilean Supreme Court excused General Augusto Pinochet from legal proceedings in a decision on July 1, which effectively means that the ageing former dictator will not face trial for any of the crimes carried out during his brutal 17-year rule.

Mauricio Saavedra

How the social democrats came to the aid of Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet: 503 Days Trapped in London (Augusto Pinochet: 503 Días Atrapado en Londres) documents the behind-the-scenes manoeuvres between the governments of Chile, Spain and Britain to ensure that the former dictator was not extradited to Spain to face trial for crimes against humanity.

Our Reporter

Chilean government seeks to protect military

Pinochet may be found fit for trial

According to leaked findings reported in the Chilean media, court-ordered medical tests carried out on former Chilean military dictator General Augusto Pinochet last week found that Pinochet is fit to stand trial on charges of murder and kidnap.

Mauricio Saavedra

Pinochet’s legal victories may see him escape trial

Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet has won a series of legal victories over the past week that may bring an end to the most prominent of the 190 criminal lawsuits filed against him since 1998.

Mauricio Saavedra

As military pressure mounts

Chilean court overturns Pinochet arrest order

Ten days after a Chilean judge ordered the arrest of Augusto Pinochet in connection with death squad murders carried out in the aftermath of the CIA-backed military coup 27 years ago, an appeals court panel overturned the order. The judicial reverse came under conditions of mounting military pressure to halt the prosecution of the former dictator.

Bill Vann

Human rights groups attack decision to keep medical evidence secret

Britain poised to release Chilean ex-dictator Pinochet

A Chilean jet arrived in Bermuda Wednesday, ready to fly to Britain and bring former dictator Augusto Pinochet back to Santiago.

Richard Tyler