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| House arrest for Chile's Pinochet | House arrest for Chile's Pinochet |
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| Chile's former military leader, Augusto Pinochet, has been placed under house arrest for crimes committed at a detention centre in the 1970s. | Chile's former military leader, Augusto Pinochet, has been placed under house arrest for crimes committed at a detention centre in the 1970s. |
| Judge Alejandro Solis had on Friday charged the 90-year-old general with kidnap, homicide and torture. | Judge Alejandro Solis had on Friday charged the 90-year-old general with kidnap, homicide and torture. |
| The Villa Grimaldi centre was run by his secret police, where thousands were tortured between 1974 and 1977. | The Villa Grimaldi centre was run by his secret police, where thousands were tortured between 1974 and 1977. |
| More than 3,000 people were killed or "disappeared" when Gen Pinochet was in power from 1973 to 1990. | More than 3,000 people were killed or "disappeared" when Gen Pinochet was in power from 1973 to 1990. |
| Immunity | Immunity |
| Judge Solis questioned the general in connection with the Villa Grimaldi case and declared him "lucid and aware of the consequences of his words". | Judge Solis questioned the general in connection with the Villa Grimaldi case and declared him "lucid and aware of the consequences of his words". |
| He is being processed over 36 kidnappings (or disappearances), one murder and 23 cases of torture committed at the detention centre used by the secret police. | He is being processed over 36 kidnappings (or disappearances), one murder and 23 cases of torture committed at the detention centre used by the secret police. |
| Gen Pinochet enjoys legal immunity as a former president, but the courts can strip him of this privilege on a case-by-case basis. This has happened in a number of human rights and financial cases. | Gen Pinochet enjoys legal immunity as a former president, but the courts can strip him of this privilege on a case-by-case basis. This has happened in a number of human rights and financial cases. |
| The former leader was under house arrest for seven weeks last year, over the disappearance of three dissidents during his rule. | The former leader was under house arrest for seven weeks last year, over the disappearance of three dissidents during his rule. |
| He has yet to be cleared or convicted in any cases, some of which have been dropped because of his ill health. | He has yet to be cleared or convicted in any cases, some of which have been dropped because of his ill health. |
| His lawyers have argued he is too infirm to stand trial. | His lawyers have argued he is too infirm to stand trial. |