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Chile can seek extradition of agents wanted in 1976 US attack, court rules
Source: Associated Press
Chile can seek extradition of agents wanted in 1976 US attack, court rules
Associated Press in Santiago
Tuesday 6 December 2016 16.13 GMT
Chile’s supreme court has ruled that the government can file an extradition request to the United States for two former secret police agents wanted for a 1976 car bombing in Washington that killed a former Chilean ambassador and a US citizen.
In a unanimous decision on Monday, the court said the foreign ministry should begin the procedures needed to seek the extradition of Michael Townley, a US citizen, and Armando Fernandez Larios, a Chilean. They served under Gen Augusto Pinochet’s 1973-1990 dictatorship.
The decision came after a request by the Chilean judge Mario Carroza, who specializes in human rights crimes.
The attack killed the former envoy Orlando Letelier and US citizen Ronni Moffitt. Moffitt’s husband, who was an aide to Letelier, was also in the car but survived the bombing on 21 September 1976.
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Associated Press in Santiago
Tuesday 6 December 2016 16.13 GMT
Chile’s supreme court has ruled that the government can file an extradition request to the United States for two former secret police agents wanted for a 1976 car bombing in Washington that killed a former Chilean ambassador and a US citizen.
In a unanimous decision on Monday, the court said the foreign ministry should begin the procedures needed to seek the extradition of Michael Townley, a US citizen, and Armando Fernandez Larios, a Chilean. They served under Gen Augusto Pinochet’s 1973-1990 dictatorship.
The decision came after a request by the Chilean judge Mario Carroza, who specializes in human rights crimes.
The attack killed the former envoy Orlando Letelier and US citizen Ronni Moffitt. Moffitt’s husband, who was an aide to Letelier, was also in the car but survived the bombing on 21 September 1976.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/06/chile-bombing-extradition-michael-townley-armando-fernandez-larios