Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Pinochet posthumously under investigation

Even in death Augusto Pinochet cannot escape the long arm of the law. Chilean authorities are investigating if Pinochet planned the 1982 poisoning death of ex-president Eduardo Frei Montalva (image). “There's enough evidence to affirm that the death of President Frei Montalva was a homicide,” said a lawyer for Frei’s family.

Ironically, Frei would oppose Pinochet though he initially supported the 1973 coup that ousted President Salvador Allende.


Image- 200 AƱos de la Presidencia

Links- The Latin Americanist, Bloomberg, Wikipedia

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