England may not turn out to be the safe haven that former Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet thought. Britain's home secretary agreed Wednesday that Spain can begin extradition proceedings against the 83-year-old Pinochet, who is charged with genocide, torture, and kidnapping in the Spanish complaint. A number of the nearly 4,000 people who were murdered or disappeared during Pinochet's rule were Spanish nationals. The matter now goes before the British courts.
'You Can Have Him'
England may not turn out to be the safe haven that former Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet thought. Britain's home secretary agreed Wednesday that Spain can begin extradition proceedings against the 83-year-old Pinochet, who is charged with genocide, torture, and kidnapping in the Spanish complaint. A number of the nearly 4,000 people who were murdered or disappeared during Pinochet's rule were Spanish nationals. The matter now goes before the British courts.
