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Chilean judge: Pinochet lives

5:57 pm By Maegan La Mala · Chile| Justice| Latin America| Politics

16 Oct 2007

pin8.jpgsri7r7.jpgWhile Pinochet may be dead and the left is in power in Chile, at least one justice official says that the legacy of the military dictatorship lives on. Judge Juan Guzmán, the judge who tried dictator Augusto Pinochet, said in a speech today:

“…justice was and is being manipulated by elements derived from or in alliance with [the dictatorship] which still remain in Chile,” and stressed that the judicial branch is “absolutely dominated and intervened in by the Senate”, where, he explained, the majority is made up of supporters of the dictator, reports Efe.

Judge Guzman says that the manipulation of the judicial system is due to the fact that the Senate is charged with appointing members of the Supreme Court. He also said that while Chile’s extradition of ex-President of Peru Alberto Fujimori is a step in the right direction, the Chilean system is “in rehabilitation” from prior injustices committed.

Via / El Universal (Venezuela)

Image via FEL Chile

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