| PAPER CHASE NEWSBURST |  
|
| Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective. |
|
|
 |
|
 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 |
Pinochet posthumously investigated in death of former Chile president
Lisl Brunner at 5:18 PM ET
[JURIST] The late former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet [JURIST news archive; BBC profile] is under investigation for possibly ordering the murder of former Chilean President Eduardo Frei Montalva [EB profile] in 1982. Although Pinochet died of a heart attack [JURIST report] in December, an investigation is underway to determine whether he directed state officials to poison Montalva with mustard gas. Montalva, who served as president of Chile from 1964 to 1970, was a vocal critic of Pinochet and the policies of his 1973-1990 military regime.
An investigation into Montalva's death was initiated in January, when his body was exhumed and traces of mustard gas were found. Montalva's son, Chilean Senate President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle [official website, in Spanish] has asked investigating magistrate Alejandro Madrid to rule his father's death a homicide. According to a lawyer for the Montalva family, there is presently enough evidence to determine that Montalva did not die of natural causes. Bloomberg has more.
Link |
|
|
print |
subscribe |
 |
latest newscast |
 Facebook page
| For a one-stop snapshot of the latest legal news that matters, with breaking documents, new legal videos, live law-related webcasts, commentary by expert law professors and more - all updated through the day in real time, with no ads and no registration barriers - visit JURIST's homepage and check back often... |
|
|
| ABOUT | |
|
|
Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.
|
|
|
