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Pinochet immunity lifted

CHILE’S Supreme Court yesterday stripped General Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution, paving the way for a possible trial of the former Chilean dictator on charges of human rights abuses.

Fri, 27 Aug, 2004 - 01:00

The court voted 9-8 to lift the immunity granted to the 88-year-old as a former president, a court spokesman said.

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