Pinochet

Overview

Near midnight on October 16, 1998, officers of Scotland Yard entered the London hospital room of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and arrested him on charges of torturing and murdering Spanish citizens. The arrest sent shockwaves around the world, delighting his detractors and the families of his regime's victims, and dismaying his supporters, including Margaret Thatcher. It marked the first time a former head of state had been detained outside his own country on charges of crimes against humanity, and thus signaled a clear warning to former dictators and heads of abusive regimes. Through interviews, eyewitness accounts, and new sources, veteran journalist Hugh O'Shaughnessy here sifts through the General's personal life, rise to power, and arrest and internment. In clear, unforgiving prose, Pinochet: The Politics of Torture tells the riveting story of legal intrigue behind the search for justice.

Details

Publisher

NYU Press

Published

2000-03

Pages

182

Language

EN

Categories

Biography & Autobiography / Political, Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State, Biography & Autobiography / Criminals & Outlaws, Political Science / History & Theory, Political Science / Political Process / General, Political Science / Political Process / Leadership, Political Science / Human Rights, Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American

ISBN-13

9780814762011