Friday, April 18, 2008


Former Pinochet General sentenced to 15 years

The Jurist reports that Chilean ex-general Manuel Contreras, who commanded Pinochet's secret police has been found guilty of kidnapping:

A Chilean court Thursday sentenced a retired general to 15 years in prison for his role in the 1974 disappearance of a political dissident. General Manuel Contreras [TrialWatch profile], the secret police chief under former dictator Augusto Pinochet [JURIST news archive], is already serving a cumulative prison sentence of 57 years for several other convictions.


You can read the Jurist Report

Or the AP Report

Also more is at Trial Watch




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