Pinochet Charged With Homicide and Kidnapping

Reuters

Santiago, Chile — A Chilean judge has formally charged former dictator
Agusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnapping in one of many pending cases
related to human rights abuses committed during his 17-year rule.

"General Pinochet was declared mentally fit to stand trial in Chile,"
Special Judge Juan Guzman told reporters on Monday. Pinochet's defence had
tried to argue he was not mentally competent to face the charges.

Pinochet, who resides in a Santiago mansion and recently turned 89, could be
placed under house arrest after formal notification of the charges, which
usually takes a day.