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Very few thought that this could go ahead. The plaintiff lawyer Eduardo Contreras was told in the courts themselves not to get his hopes up, and that the case had fallen into the hands of Judge Juan Guzmán , who had celebrated the coup d'état with champagne. Death Caravan Death Caravan But events showed that the predictions were wrong. Only three days after his return, Judge Guzmán asked the Court of Appeals of Santiago to remove the general's immunity, considering that there was evidence to subject him to trial in the “Caravan of Death” case . The reaction of the military establishment, still firmly pro-Pinochet, was immediate: the three commanders-in-chief met for lunch at the Ibis restaurant in Puerto Varas, in the elegant capital neighborhood of Vitacura.
The three were in uniform and notified the press, in a message of unity from the Armed Forces. The episode was known as “the napkin”. Despite his triumphant return to Chile, Pinochet was no longer the same. He felt Phone Number Database that he was no longer untouchable, not even in his own country, and new nightmares would torment him until his death. The next day, the government moves the board. President Ricardo Lagos , who had just assumed power, declared: “The Pinochet case is in the courts and no one should interfere in them. Let's not be naive, we all know what he wanted yesterday." And he added that it was not necessary to demonstrate to anyone the unity of the Armed Forces, “because the Armed Forces are united behind the president of Chile.” Censorship and book burning, Pinochet's cultural policy In June, the Court of Appeals agreed to Pinochet's removal of immunity and a month later it was ratified by the Supreme Court. The next day, some 60 UDI and RN parliamentarians give him their support at his home, in the last great massive gesture of the sector.
For months Pinochet resisted being questioned by the judge and constantly changed his address. Until the commander in chief of the Army Ricardo Izurieta and General Juan Emilio Cheyre informed him that the force would no longer support his attempts to evade justice. HOUSE ARREST IN CHILE On January 10, 2011, Pinochet undergoes medical examinations at the Military Hospital. And Judge Guzmán was finally able to question him at his home. The former dictator declared that he never gave the order to assassinate anyone. But he will be refuted by General Joaquín Lagos , who in an interview with TVN (the state television channel) held him directly responsible for 14 victims of the “Caravan of Death” as it passed through Antofagasta.
The three were in uniform and notified the press, in a message of unity from the Armed Forces. The episode was known as “the napkin”. Despite his triumphant return to Chile, Pinochet was no longer the same. He felt Phone Number Database that he was no longer untouchable, not even in his own country, and new nightmares would torment him until his death. The next day, the government moves the board. President Ricardo Lagos , who had just assumed power, declared: “The Pinochet case is in the courts and no one should interfere in them. Let's not be naive, we all know what he wanted yesterday." And he added that it was not necessary to demonstrate to anyone the unity of the Armed Forces, “because the Armed Forces are united behind the president of Chile.” Censorship and book burning, Pinochet's cultural policy In June, the Court of Appeals agreed to Pinochet's removal of immunity and a month later it was ratified by the Supreme Court. The next day, some 60 UDI and RN parliamentarians give him their support at his home, in the last great massive gesture of the sector.
For months Pinochet resisted being questioned by the judge and constantly changed his address. Until the commander in chief of the Army Ricardo Izurieta and General Juan Emilio Cheyre informed him that the force would no longer support his attempts to evade justice. HOUSE ARREST IN CHILE On January 10, 2011, Pinochet undergoes medical examinations at the Military Hospital. And Judge Guzmán was finally able to question him at his home. The former dictator declared that he never gave the order to assassinate anyone. But he will be refuted by General Joaquín Lagos , who in an interview with TVN (the state television channel) held him directly responsible for 14 victims of the “Caravan of Death” as it passed through Antofagasta.