Chilean army expels Pinochet's grandson

Thu14Dec2006

Chilean army expels Pinochet's grandson

Yesterday we told you that the Chilean army had sanctioned dead dictator Augusto Pinochet's grandson, Augusto Pinochet Molina for defending his grandfather at the funeral. One of the possible consequences for his action was expulsion, and the Chilean government was quick to decide today that expelling Pinochet Molina from the army was the way to go:

The Chilean army has decided to expel Captain Augusto Pinochet Molina, who gave an unauthorized political speech at his grandfather's funeral, according to military sources.

The army's Commander in Chief, General Oscar Izurieta, petitioned president Michelle Bachelet for the expulsion, which she approved immediately.

Personally, I am glad for this small victory for thousands of families who lost loved ones under Pinochet. Like so many others, Michelle Bachelet was tortured under the regime of this man's grandfather, but in the end it was she who decided upon a punishment for this Augusto Pinochet. And I can only guess that if Pinochet Molina is anything like his grandfather, expulsion from the army is a fate worse than death itself.

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