The Case of Pinochet

Should General Pinochet be extradited from England and face prosecution in Spain for crimes he allegedly committed against humanity?

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SPAIN BEGINS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GENERAL PINOCHET FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN OCTOBER 1988

SPAIN ISSUES WARRANT FOR PINOCHET'S EXTRADITION AND ARREST

ENGLAND ENFORCES ARREST WARRANT UNDER ITS EXTRADITION ACT OF 1989 ON OCTOBER 16, 1988

ARREST WARRANT IS QUASHED ON OCTOBER 28, 1998 BY BRITISH HIGH COURT

DECISION BY HIGH COURT OVERRULED--ARREST IS UPHELD ON NOVEMBER 25, 1998

BRITAIN'S HIGHEST COURT DECIDES THAT PINOCHET DESERVES ANOTHER HEARING ON EXTRADITION, DECEMBER 17, 1998

HOUSE OF LORDS DETERMINES THAT PINOCHET CAN STAND TRIAL AS AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT A HEAD OF STATE, FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, ON JANUARY 18, 1999

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