Chilean judge orders arrest of Pinochet-era soldiers and secret police
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A Chilean judge has ordered the detention of almost 100 former soldiers and secret police officers from General Augusto Pinochet's regime as part of investigations into human rights abuses, according to reports.
Among the 98 held are former employees of Pinochet's notorious Dina intelligence service, which ran a series of secret prisons where leftwingers and other opponents were tortured and killed.
Judge Victor Montiglio ordered the arrests for alleged abuses during Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship. Montiglio is examining the kidnapping and murder of 42 people during Operation Colombo, a campaign against opponents of the regime in its early days.
Around 3,000 people died or vanished during Pinochet's rule while almost 30,000 were tortured and about 200,000 fled.
Pinochet himself died in December 2006 without ever facing trial, although his immunity from prosecution was removed by a Chilean court in 2000.
Among the 98 held are former employees of Pinochet's notorious Dina intelligence service, which ran a series of secret prisons where leftwingers and other opponents were tortured and killed.
Judge Victor Montiglio ordered the arrests for alleged abuses during Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship. Montiglio is examining the kidnapping and murder of 42 people during Operation Colombo, a campaign against opponents of the regime in its early days.
Around 3,000 people died or vanished during Pinochet's rule while almost 30,000 were tortured and about 200,000 fled.
Pinochet himself died in December 2006 without ever facing trial, although his immunity from prosecution was removed by a Chilean court in 2000.
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