Pinochet Loses Appeal, Could Face Extradition
By Maureen Johnson
Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, November 25, 1998; 9:30 a.m. EST
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's highest court ruled today that Gen. Augusto
Pinochet does not have immunity from arrest, meaning the former Chilean
dictator must remain in custody while Spain seeks his extradition for
killings and torture by his security forces.
The 3-2 decision by a tribunal of the House of Lords came on Pinochet's
83rd birthday. It reversed a court ruling that Pinochet's arrest Oct. 16
was illegal because he had immunity under English law for actions taken
as a foreign former head of state.
