Court ruling tightens net on Pinochet
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FORMER Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is a step closer to being tried for atrocities committed under his 1973-1990 regime after a court stripped him of immunity from prosecution.
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FORMER Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was overnight today with a possible stroke, ahead of an expected court ruling on Tuesday on whether he should be tried in a human rights case.
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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 Supreme Court opened hearings Wednesday on whether to uphold the indictment and house arrest of Gen. Augusto Pinochet on human rights charges, as the former dictator was released from hospital after five days recovering from a stroke.
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Crusading Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon expanded long-standing charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on Thursday to include money laundering and concealment of assets.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chileans are turning more and  more against ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet, making courts more  likely to put the ailing retired general on trial for human  rights abuses during his 1973-1990 regime, political scientists  said.
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By Fiona Ortiz SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court ruled onTuesday that murder and kidnapping charges against AugustoPinochet can move forward, a decision that brings theex-dictator one step closer to trial in a major human rightscase.
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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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Chile&#39;s Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed ruling on an indictment against former President Augusto Pinochet on human rights charges.
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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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(Washington DC, August 26, 2004) -- The Chilean Supreme Court&#39;s decision to deny Augusto Pinochet immunity from prosecution for past human rights violations is an important victory for accountability, Human Rights Watch said today.
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A Chilean appeals court on Friday dropped corruption charges against former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet's widow and four of his children, who had been accused of misuse of state funds related to multimillion-dollar overseas bank accounts.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean court on Wednesday  granted bail to ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet over a human  rights case but his defense said he would find it hard to  afford the $3,500 bond needed to end house arrest at his  country estate.
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SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's Supreme Court stripped General Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution yesterday, paving the way for possible trial of the former dictator on charges of human rights abuses.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court on  Thursday stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity  from prosecution in a notorious human rights case, raising  hopes of victims that he may finally face trial for abuses  during his 17-year regime.
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Santiago - A court ruling placing former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet under house arrest, after he was charged with murder and kidnapping, has been suspended following an appeal by his lawyers, a court announced on Monday.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto  Pinochet moved closer to his first trial on human rights  violations on Tuesday when Chile's Supreme Court allowed murder  and kidnapping charges against him to go forward.