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Pinochet and the Law
SANTIAGO, Chile -- In the long struggle to seek justice for victims of human rights abuses committed during 17 years of military rule in Chile, former dictator Augusto Pinochet has repeatedly escaped efforts to prosecute him and bring him to trial. With Pinochet now under house arrest, the country's Supreme Court is said to be ready to announce Monday whether the ailing ex-general will finally be brought to court. Ex-Chilean Dictator Pinochet Has Stroke Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday, one day after an appeals court delayed a decision on whether to uphold the former dictator's indictment and house arrest on human rights charges. Job Provision Born of Riggs Scandal Congress's newly passed intelligence bill contains a provision adopted in response to the Riggs Bank scandal: It requires senior federal bank examiners to wait a year before accepting private-sector jobs with financial institutions they regulated as government employees. Full Coverage
Riggs Replaces Its Chief Legal Officer (Post, Dec. 4, 2004)
Pinochet Loses Immunity in '74 Slaying (Post, Dec. 3, 2004) Riggs Uncovers Deep Ties to Pinochet: Internal Inquiry Finds Indications of Money Laundering (Post, Nov. 20, 2004) WORLD IN BRIEF (Post, Nov. 11, 2004) Legal Woes Cut Into Bottom Line at Riggs: Embassy Banking Proves Costly (Post, Nov. 10, 2004) Pinochet Faces Tax Charges in Chile (Post, Oct. 2, 2004) Probe Links Pinochet, Allbritton (Post, Sept. 14, 2004) Riggs Bank Suspends 2nd Senior Executive (Post, Sept. 11, 2004) Riggs Evidence Suggests Crimes By Employees: Inquiry Implicates Former Pinochet Account Managers (Post, Sept. 3, 2004) WORLD IN BRIEF (Post, Sept. 1, 2004) DID YOU HEAR? . . . (Post, Aug. 30, 2004) Pinochet Loses Immunity in Chile: Ruling May Lead to Human Rights Trials (Post, Aug. 27, 2004) New Spotlight on Pinochet: Riggs Probe Renews Push to Prosecute Ex-Dictator (Post, Aug. 26, 2004) Riggs Board Investigates Dealings With Pinochet: Former Examiner, Now Executive, Put on Paid Leave (Post, Aug. 4, 2004) WORLD IN BRIEF (Post, Aug. 4, 2004) Justice Dept. to Probe Former Examiner at Riggs (Post, July 29, 2004) Bush Promises Probe of Pinochet-Riggs Link (Post, July 20, 2004) In Chile, Hope Is Reborn in 30-Year Quest for Justice (Post, July 18, 2004) Chile Weighs Probing Alleged Pinochet Funds (Post, July 16, 2004) Blind As a Banker (Post, July 16, 2004) Riggs Bank Hid Assets Of Pinochet, Report Says: Senate Probe Cites Former U.S. Examiner (Post, July 15, 2004) Pinochet Can Face Rights Charges, Court Rules (Post, May 29, 2004) © 2002-2004 The Washington Post Company |
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Pinochet and the Law
