Court 'lifts Pinochet immunity'
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Chilean court clears the way for ex-military ruler Gen Pinochet to be charged over rights abuses, reports say.
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SANTIAGO, Chile -- An appeals court yesterday upheld the indictment and house arrest of General Augusto Pinochet on murder and kidnapping charges during his rule, rejecting an appeal to stop the case because of the former dictator's health.
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The Chilean Supreme Court has shown its commitment to truth and justice, Amnesty International said today following the decision of Chileâs highest court to confirm the lifting of Augusto Pinochetâs immunity from prosecution in relation to his
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SANTIAGO, Chile -- The country's Supreme Court yesterday upheld the indictment and house arrest of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet for nine kidnappings and one homicide allegedly committed during a long regime marked by human rights abuses.
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The Chilean Supreme Court on Thursday stripped former military dictator Augusto Pinochet of his immunity. That leaves the courts free to prosecute him for the deaths or disappearances of opposition figures in the 1970s.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto  Pinochet was in a hospital on Sunday recovering from a minor  stroke, a day before court was to rule on a human rights case  against him.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean court stripped former  dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution in a  third criminal case on Thursday, this time for the 1974  assassination of a Chilean general and political foe.
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Chile&#39;s Supreme Court stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution on Thursday in one notorious human rights case, raising hopes of victims
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SANTIAGO, Chile Aug. 26, 2004 - Chile&#39;s Supreme Court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution Thursday, paving the way for possible trial of the former dictator on charges of human rights abuses.
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The Supreme Court of Chile stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution yesterday, a landmark ruling in the decades-long effort by human-rights activists to bring him to justice for the killing of civilians during his rule.
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Chile's Supreme Court on Thursday stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution, paving the way for a possible trial for the former Chilean dictator on charges of human rights abuses.
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A judge has ruled that Gen. Augusto Pinochet stand trial for his alleged involvement in state-sponsored torture.
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Chile's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that murder and kidnapping charges against Augusto Pinochet can move forward, a decision that brings the ex-dictator one step closer to trial in a major human rights case.
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Lawyers for Gen. Augusto Pinochet moved Wednesday to prevent questioning of the former dictator by a judge about the disappearance of opponents during his 17-year reign.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A court-ordered medical test  showed former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffers from  moderate dementia, results which his lawyers plan to use to  free him from facing trial for human rights abuses.
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A Chilean appeals court is set to rule on whether former leader Augusto Pinochet is fit to stand trial.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Murder charges against former  Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case  can move forward, an appeals court said in an unprecedented  ruling on Monday.