File spoon-archives/deleuze-guattari.archive/deleuze-guattari_1998/deleuze-guattari.9810, message 394


Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 20:52:03 +0000
From: Chris <christopher.mcmahon-AT-jcu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Pinochet


>From infrobeat:

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet won the
first round Wednesday of a court battle against his arrest on charges
of genocide and torture. But he was ordered to stay in detention in
Britain pending legal appeals. In a significant victory for the
82-year-old general, the London High Court ruled after a two-day
hearing that Pinochet was immune from arrest because he had been head
of state at the time of the crimes alleged against him. The ruling,
which was greeted with tears and dismay by Chilean exiles, also
suggested that attempts by other groups or nations to seek his
extradition or trial would not succeed. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2556817437-da0 ***
And: Spanish judge vows to continue Pinochet case, see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2556817716-5fe ***
Also: Swiss prosecutor says 'shocked' by Pinochet ruling, see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2556817625-69f

Any opinions?

- Chris


   

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