Chile Court Orders Extradition of Pinochet Official in Miami

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Telesur

Chile Court Orders Extradition of Pinochet Official in Miami



A march in Santiago, Chile demanding justice for Orlando Letelier, whose death was
ordered by Pinochet. | Photo: AFP

Published 13 July 2017 (17 hours 24 minutes ago)


The official has been accused by the court of involvement in crimes carried out in the context of "serious violation of human rights, massive and systematic."

An ex-Pinochet official currently residing in Miami, where he owns property and businesses, could face extradition by order of the Chilean Supreme Court.

Retired Pinochet era army officer Armando Fernandez Larios was indicted on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter, participating in the execution of a young communist activist named Manuel Sanhueza Mellado in July 1974.

Larios is also accused of having a role in the 1976 car bombing in Washington D.C. that killed Chile's former ambassador to the United States Orlando Letelier, a U.S. citizen who served under the leftist government of former President Salvador Allende.

Read more: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Chile-Court-Orders-Extradition-of-Pinochet-Official-in-Miami-20170713-0004.html

[sandensea]

1. Argentina and Chile

have the distinction of being the only two countries in world history to have systematically prosecuted past human rights abuses - rather than just the top brass, or blanket amnesty in return for testimony (which is still better than nothing).

Good on President Bachelet. I wish she could be reelected.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[burrowowl]

3. K&R!!!!!!

[Tatiana]

4. K&R

Hey, since Trump is so keen on immigration, how about they head down to Miami and find all the human rights violators who have eluded justice in their home countries?

[Sunlei]

5. Americas government/military need to stop 'welcoming' & easy visas to murderer buddies.