Former Pinochet secret police chiefs arrested Alexandria Samuel at 11:44 AM ET
[JURIST] Four former leaders of Chile's secret police during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet [JURIST Newsmaker] were arrested in Chile Friday. Marcelo Moren Brito, Miguel Krassnoff, Fernando Laureani and Gerardo Godoy were taken into custody to serve 5-12 year sentences in connection to the 2004 abduction and death of Miguel Angel Sandoval [Memoria y Justicia background]. AFP has more.
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