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Chilean Judge Orders Arrest of Pinochet

HeadlineOct 30, 2006

In Chile, a federal judge has ordered the arrest of former dictator Augusto Pinochet for carrying out 36 cases of kidnappings and 23 cases of torture at a secret prison. The prosecuting attorney, Hernan Quezada, praised the decision. Hernan Quezada: “Above all, because we’re talking about crimes of torture and those are crimes against humanity, with this resolution by Judge Solis, our country rises to the level of international law on this.”

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