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GENERAL AUGUSTO PINOCHET UGARTE

Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was Chile's military dictator from 1973 to 1990. He became commander in chief of the army and intervene to throw Salvador Allende out of power and save Chile from Marxists chaos, and rise Chile's economy with his "free market reforms" that made Chile the most consistent in economic success. During his regime Pinochet practiced torture, murder, and genocide, which cause him to be condemned by the human rights groups. After eight years since General Augusto Pinochet left power and became senator for life in Chile, an Spanish judge, Baltazar Garzón, taking advantage of Pinochet's visit to a London hospital sent a warrant charging him of murder, torture, and on the disappearance of Spanish people during his regime. He was arrested in London, which cause great anger, delight and disbelief at the same time, on the Chilean people. Most couldn't believe it, other went to the streets protesting or supporting his arrest. He waits until a decision on whether he is judged in Spain or if he has diplomatic immunity and therefore go back to Chile. Pinochet, during his regime was accused of committing mass murder, torture, and violating human rights, that is why he is facing charges against him. Pinochet should not be judged for his acts in London or in Spain, if he is to pay for his accused murders, he should pay them in his country, Chile.

General Augusto Pinochet on the 16th of September travel to London to deal some weapon negotiation and while being there, he presented a backbone problem and went to the hospital to operate. Once on the hospital, while recovering from his back surgery a warrant arrived, issued by a Spanish judge ordering his detention on the charges of murder and torture. On the 16th of October he was detained in the hospital, till the British high court decided if he is extradited to be judged in Spain. (Dad) Many Chileans protested his detention declaring that he is Senator for Life and that he has immunity. On a trial it was decided that he had no diplomatic immunity due to the fact that "only diplomats accredited to the host government have immunity from prosecution in that particular country" (Padgett, 14). Also because according to Baltazar Garzon, a Spanish judge, who studied human rights abuses against Spanish citizens in Argentina and Chile, concluded that Pinochet does not apply to immunity because murder and torture are not part of a head of government's job. (Nelan, 12). A 1991 government-sponsored investigation found that there were 3197 deaths and disappearances from 1973 to 1978, 90000 tortured victims and 50000 exhiled from Pinochet's dictatorship. (Larmer, 33) Due to the fact that he has no immunity he can be judged outside his country. In Chile he is safe, "since the moment he took power he began constructing a series of legal, political, and psychological barriers to keep himself untouchable" (Larmer, 33). He placed some laws while being in power that free him from any action he has committed. The 1978 amnesty along with his status as senator still protects him from prosecution in Chile. (Padgett, 14).

His detention has created a lot of consequences. In Chile people was separated in the pro and con Pinochet, a total separation on the Chilean community, that involved marching people on the streets, whether protesting Pinochet's detention, or supporting it. In the International, it created a polemic discussion on whether a person can be judged outside his home country or not. (Dad) The European governments had faced the problem on whether it is legal to collar and trie someone for crimes he committed on his nation soil; outside his nation. According to Arturo Valenzuela the director of Georgetown University's Latin America studies Center, "this case could dramatically alter the line between legal sovereignty and supernational human rights jurisprudence" (Padgett, 14). David Turner, and Anglo-Chilean says, " it is an invasion of our country's sovereignty and pride; this is a domestic affair... It is damaging because it uncovers old wou...

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