Monday, November 1, 1999
Volume:
15
Issue:
11
467
Abstract:
On October 8, 1999, the media reported that the Italian Government has requested the extradition of retired Gen. Manuel Contreras, the former head of the Chilean secret police, on charges he issued the orders for a failed 1975 assassination attempt of Bernardo Leighton, Chile’s former Vice President, and his wife who were living in exile in Rome....[more]