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The longtime (1973–90) dictator of Chile, Augusto Pinochet, has died at age 91. For years he has been vilified by the left, the press, and the academy as the most despicable tyrant of the second half of the 20th century. But there's some serious competition for that title. For more rounded treatments, see this editorial in the Washington Post, this column by John O'Sullivan, and this blog post by David Frum.
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Following a ruling by Chile’s Supreme Court, former dictator Augusto Pinochet will face charges of corruption and embezzlement. Pinochet once held secret accounts in a number of US-based banks, and allegedly stole millions of dollars’ worth of government funds. Pinochet already faces indictments for human rights abuses during his 1973-1990 dictatorship.
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Every once in a while, something in politics happens the way it ought to happen, and the house arrest of Gen. Augusto Pinochet last weekend was just such an event. (Click here for the "International Papers" take on Pinochet's indictment.) I say this not just because I want to join the chorus of international human rights organizations who condemn the torture and kidnappings that occurred under his reign—click here, here, or here to read three of the best of them—but because I want to congratulate Chileans for taking the decision themselves. He's their dictator to judge, their ghost to exorcise. Through the mere act of putting him on trial—or even talking about putting him on trial—they will be forced to publicly confront their past, to argue about it, to discuss it. Whether they sentence him in the end is almost immaterial.
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(New York, July 1, 2002) The Chilean Supreme Court's decision to terminate the prosecution of Gen. Augusto Pinochet was regrettable even though widely expected, Human Rights Watch said today. In a ruling made public this afternoon, the court held that the former dictator was too ill to undergo trial for grave human rights crimes, upholding an appeals court ruling issued a year ago.More . . .
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Augusto Pinochet died on December 10, 2006, leaving a brutal legacy of corruption, torture, kidnapping and politically-motivated killings during his 1973-1990 rule in Chile. Less than a month prior to his death, Pinochet grudgingly accepted political responsibility – but expressed no remorse – for these crimes. As many feared, the former Chilean dictator will never stand trial for gross human rights violations. The case exemplifies the importance of “speedy justice for human rights crimes” so that perpetrators do not escape prosecution – whether through old age, illness or death – and deny victims their retribution.
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[JURIST] Twenty-three family members and former associates of late Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] were ordered released [BBC report] on bail Saturday by a three-member panel of an appeals court in Chile. The appeals court upheld a Friday lower court....
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