Court Upholds Pinochet Indictment ; Ruling Clears Way for Trial in Chile
The Columbian › January 05, 2005
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SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the indictment and house arrest of former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet for nine kidnappings and one homicide allegedly committed during a long regime marked by human rights abuses.
The court's 3-2 vote cleared the way for Pinochet to be tried on the latest human rights abuse charges stemming from his 1973-1990 rule.See the full content of this document
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Court Upholds Pinochet Indictment ; Ruling Clears Way for Trial in Chile
"The sentence that has been appealed has been confirmed," court secretary Carlos Menes...
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