Analysis: Chile's supreme court stripping former dictator Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution

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Analysis: Chile's supreme court stripping former dictator Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution

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Chile's supreme court has reportedly voted to strip Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution. This means that the former president could be tried for human rights abuses committed by his regime during which more than 3,000 political opponents were killed or vanished without a trace. From Santiago, the BBC's James Reynolds has ...

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