When Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London last October, it was more than twenty-five years after he came into power. British authorities arrested him on the request of a Spanish magistrate who wants Pinochet prosec

The fact that Spain is becoming involved in the prosecution of Pinochet is absolutely ludicrous. They are trying to prosecute Pinochet for his own political actions in his own country. Even the Chilean government has declined to prosecute him or even remove him from his seat in the senate. Spain is an outsider interfering in the state affairs of another country. They are acting based upon The House of Lords decision, which allowed Spain to assert universal jurisdiction to prosecute violators of the Convention Against Torture. But this Convention is only applicable to actions committed after December 1988, and since Pinochet was only in power for thirteen more months, this leaves little basis for prosecution.The case of Pinochet is unjust and unfair. He was arrested without warning and by a country who is simply an outsider looking in. The Chilean government has not prosecuted Pinochet, yet Spain is willing to go against the Chilean Governments decision. His military commanders tortured and murdered many, and there is evidence to support this. It is not known if Pinochet was aware of these crimes

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