Spain judge orders Pinochet associates to post bond in money laundering inquiry
December 1, 2009
[JURIST] Spanish National Court Judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Monday opened an embezzlement investigation against four associates of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet [BBC profile, JURIST news archive]. Garzon accused Pinochet's widow Lucia Hiriart his former law....... [more] 
Chile judge discloses report detailing Pinochet secret fortune
September 3, 2009
[JURIST] Chilean judge Manuel Valderrama disclosed on Wednesday a report on the extent and sources of the secret fortune of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] that amounts to $25,978,602 in accounts held outside of Chile, of which $20,199,753 is suspected to....... [more]
Visiting Spain judge concerned by Honduras rights situation
August 26, 2009
[JURIST] Spanish National Court Judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile] said during a visit to Honduras Tuesday that he is gravely concerned by the human rights situation in the country. Garzon, famed for indicting Osama bin Laden and former Latin American dictator Augusto Pinochet [JURIST news archives....... [more]
Argentina high court rejects mandatory blood tests of alleged Pinochet-era abductees
August 12, 2009
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Argentina [official website, in Spanish] ruled Tuesday that individuals cannot be required to submit blood samples to test whether they were abducted as children during the Pinochet regime [JURIST news archive]. The court issued two rulings [Pagina12 report, in Spanish]....... [more]
Chile judge indicts three Pinochet-era officers for 'Caravan of Death' killings
April 22, 2009
[JURIST] A Chilean judge has charged [press release, in Spanish] three former Pinochet-era military officers as accomplices for their role in the October 1973 killings of 14 leftist political opponents as part of the so-called "Caravan of Death" [BBC backgrounder]. Judge Victor Montiglio of the Sant....... [more]
Spain judicial body investigating terrorism judge Garzon
March 10, 2009
[JURIST] Spain's General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) [official website, in Spanish] on Tuesday said that there will be an investigation into the failure of Judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to report his earnings while on sabbatical in the US. Garzon, famed for indicting O....... [more]
Chile judge indicts Pinochet son, associates on tax evasion charges
November 11, 2008
'[JURIST] A Chilean judge on Monday formally charged the youngest son, former secretary, and estate executor of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for maliciously making false or incomplete tax declarations. The charges relate to multi-million....... [more]
Chile Supreme Court sentences Pinochet-era officers for 'Caravan of Death' killings
October 15, 2008
'[JURIST] Chile''s Supreme Court Wednesday sentenced five former Chilean military officers for their role in the killing of five leftist political opponents as part of the so-called"Caravan of Death" in October 1973. General Sergio Arellano Stark was....... [more]
Chile Supreme Court reduces sentences for men convicted of Pinochet-era killings
September 29, 2008
'[JURIST] Judges for the criminal division of the Supreme Court of Chile Friday reduced the sentences of two men convicted of the 1973 deaths of 15 Chilean farmers. A lower court had sentenced former Army Col. Hugo Guerra Jorquera to 18 years in prison....... [more]
Chile judge sentences Pinochet secret police chief for 1974 car bombing
July 1, 2008
'[JURIST] A Chilean judge Monday sentenced General Manuel Contreras to two consecutive life terms in prison for a 1974 car bombing that killed another general and his wife. At the time of the bombing, Contreras was the head of the country''s infamous....... [more]
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