Murdering, American Backed, Fascist Pig Pinochet turns 91
SANTIAGO, Chile: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet celebrates his 91st birthday today, surrounded by friends and relatives but, more than ever before, circled by lawyers who want to put him on trial.
Pinochet will mark the event at his home in the exclusive La Dehesa district of the Chilean capital Santiago.
This year, unlike last, he is free from house arrest and is expected to receive well-wishers. In previous years, a band of mariachi musicians has visited him and serenaded him with his favourite song, a ballad called El Rey (The King).
But while Pinochet's supporters will be toasting his longevity inside, a legion of lawyers in the outside world are seeking to bring him to court for a host of alleged crimes, including kidnap, torture and other human rights abuses.
Pinochet, who ruled Chile for 17 years until 1990, is also accused of embezzlement and tax evasion in connection with millions of dollars hidden in secret foreign bank accounts.
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Pinochet will mark the event at his home in the exclusive La Dehesa district of the Chilean capital Santiago.
This year, unlike last, he is free from house arrest and is expected to receive well-wishers. In previous years, a band of mariachi musicians has visited him and serenaded him with his favourite song, a ballad called El Rey (The King).
But while Pinochet's supporters will be toasting his longevity inside, a legion of lawyers in the outside world are seeking to bring him to court for a host of alleged crimes, including kidnap, torture and other human rights abuses.
Pinochet, who ruled Chile for 17 years until 1990, is also accused of embezzlement and tax evasion in connection with millions of dollars hidden in secret foreign bank accounts.
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