Chilean court strips Pinochet of immunity

Chile's Supreme Court stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution today to face charges in a $27 million…

Chile's Supreme Court stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution today to face charges in a $27 million tax fraud case, court sources said.

Pinochet (90) has avoided being processed in a handful of human rights cases because of his health problems, which include mild dementia caused by frequent mini-strokes.

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