The Trial of Pinochet

     Several WAISers, including Tom Marks, have written about the risk to public concord in a trial of Pinochet. Carlos López writes:
     "Today's El Mercurio carries an interview with Pinochet's son. Young Pinochet believes that Lagos will find a political solution to the crisis. It is widely believed that the Pinochet trial is aggravating the Chilean antagonism between the Pinochet supporters, estimated at 40% of the population, and his enemies. It is a disgrace that the Appeals Court of Santiago leaked its decision to remove Pinochet's immunity. Pinochet is not the only former president who holds senatorial rank, so does Eduardo Frei."  

Ronald Hilton - 5/25/00