Pinochet Appeals Against Extradition

On October 22, 1999, counsel for Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, submitted a last-minute appeal to the High Court against the decision by a London magistrates’ court that he should be extradited to Spain to stand trial for torture. Meanwhile, the Spanish Government has promised it will not challenge any decision of the British Government to release Pinochet on humanitarian grounds and Britain has offered a new medical checkup for Pinochet... [more]