Former Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet learned on Tuesday that he has been stripped of the immunity from prosecution afforded to him as a former President.
Pinochet is now likely to face charges of tax evasion on millions of dollars stored in overseas accounts, making false declarations, breaching an international assets embargo, and using false passports. However, the Santiago appeals court also ruled that he was too ill to be charged with the killings and other human rights abuses which took place as part of Operation Condor in the 1970s.
The latter decision has been condemned by human rights lawyer, Eduardo Contreras, who represents many of the families that lost loved ones during Pinochet's presidency.
Speaking to the BBC, he observed that:
"The judges find it acceptable that Pinochet might be a thief but consider the possibility that he could be a murderer unimportant."
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