By LARRY ROHTER DEC. 14, 2004
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 13 -A Chilean judge ruled Monday that Gen. Augusto Pinochet was competent to stand trial for human rights abuses that occurred during his nearly 17 years as Chile’s dictator and immediately charged him with nine counts of kidnapping and one of murder.
Judge Juan Guzmán Tapia also ordered that General Pinochet, 89, be placed under house arrest and confined to his mansion on the outskirts of Santiago, the Chilean capital. The former dictator’s lawyer, Pablo Rodríguez, accused the judge of trampling on the general’s human rights and announced that he would appeal the decision. Later Monday, General Pinochet’s defense team filed an injunction with the Santiago Court of Appeals, effectively freezing the house arrest until the court rules on it, according to Chilean news accounts.. Continue reading Chilean Judge Says Pinochet Is Fit for Trial









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