Pinochet 'escaped justice', says Venezuelan vice president

Venezuela's vice president said tonight that General Augusto Pinochet's death means the former Chilean dictator has managed to escape justice for crimes committed during his rule.

"I respect death and the dead and there will be another time for judgment. The only thing that I can say is that death seals Pinochet's impunity," Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel said in a statement.