Pinochet loses immunity Pinochet loses immunity... Chile Court Humanrights Photos Politics
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16610383%255E23109,00.html Pinochet loses immunity >From correspondents in Santiago September 15, 2005 CHILE'S Supreme Court overnight said former dictator Augusto Pinochet can face criminal charges related to the disappearance and murder of at least 15 leftists in a 1975 human rights case known as Operation Colombo. It was the third human rights case in which the high court has removed Pinochet's immunity from prosecution - a privilege of former presidents. The immunity issue must be resolved on a case-by-case basis. Judge Jose Benquis, acting president of the court, said the court ruled 10 to six to strip Pinochet of immunity in the case. Judge Victor Montiglio, who is investigating and prosecuting Operation Colombo, wants to charge Pinochet with responsibility in the deaths of at least 15 political opponents including armed rebels from the Revolutionary Leftist Movement. Human rights groups said the Operation Colombo case involved 119 leftists who were taken prisoner by Chile's secret police and killed. They say the Pinochet regime planted news stories in 1975 in Argentina and Brazil alleging the dissidents had died fighting among themselves. In July the Santiago Appeals Court removed Pinochet's immunity so he could face charges in Operation Colombo and the Supreme Court today upheld that ruling. Pinochet, 89, ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, a period when more than 3000 people died in political violence. Pinochet is accused of dozens of human rights abuses, but none of those has ever resulted in a conviction. The Supreme Court twice before stripped his immunity in major human rights cases. But the charges in both cases were later thrown out in court rulings that said Pinochet was too ill to take part in his defence. Pinochet has diabetes, heart problems and mild dementia related to frequent mini strokes. privacy terms © The Australian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give at-risk students the materials they need to succeed at DonorsChoose.org! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Ryu7JD/LpQLAA/E2hLAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://www.ppi-india.org *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
