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LONDON (CNN) -- Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that
former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's arrest in Britain
was
lawful, opening the way for a hearing on his extradition to
Spain to face human rights charges.
But in a 6-1 vote, the seven-judge panel said Pinochet
cannot be prosecuted
for any acts alleged before 1988, when Britain signed the
International
Convention Against Torture.
The landmark ruling by the Law Lords came after lawyers for
Spain
appealed a lower London High Court ruling last October. That
court said
Pinochet was not immune from arrest in Britain as a former
head of state.
Lawyers for the 83-year-old general are expected to mount
fresh legal
challenges that could drag the case out for months, if not
years.
Pinochet was undergoing medical treatment in Britain when he
was arrested
last October on a warrant from Spain, alleging crimes
against humanity
committed during his rule from 1973 to 1990.
Prosecutors allege that more than 3,000 people, including
dozens of
Spaniards, were killed, tortured or disappeared after
Pinochet ousted
President Salvador Allende in a military coup.
