Pinochet Indicted For Executions
Just days after taking political responsibility for the actions of his regime, General Pinochet has been indicted for the executions of two bodyguards of the toppled President Allende in 1973. He was originally ruled too ill to stand trial, but last year the Supreme Court of Chile said he was fit. I am not sure if Pinochet will live long enough to be found guilty, but I always applaud efforts to try human rights violators because of the deterrence effect. For more, read the AP article.