Chilean president visits ex-torture centre

CHILE’S President Michelle Bachelet has paid an emotional visit to a torture centre where she and her mother were abused three decades ago.

She said her government will move to repeal an amnesty law that has prevented prosecution of human rights violations.

Ms Bachelet and her mother, Angela Jeria, were held on the Villa Grimaldi farm for several weeks in 1975. They went into exile after their release.