Wife, Son of Pinochet charged

(link) A judge has charged the wife and youngest son of Chile's ex-President Augusto Pinochet as accomplices in a multi-million dollar tax fraud case.

Lucia Pinochet and Marco Antonio Pinochet were both granted bail, set at two million pesos (£2,000) each.

Mrs Pinochet is in a military hospital in the capital Santiago, where she has been receiving treatment.

The case relates to offshore accounts where Gen Pinochet and his family allegedly hid more than $13m (£7m).

Investigating judge Sergio Munoz ordered Mrs Pinochet's arrest, having interviewed her and four of her children last month.

"Nobody in Chile is above the law," said Osvaldo Puccio, the government secretary general.

Darn right, Puccio.

Posted by Kyer at August 10, 2005 06:31 PM | TrackBack