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UK home secretary faces new problems over Pinochet
BMJ 2000; 320 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7234.532 (Published 26 February 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;320:532
- Clare Dyer, legal correspondent
- BMJ
The UK home secretary, Jack Straw, has been urged by Switzerland not to block the extradition of the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, claiming that the state of a person's health is no bar to extradition under international treaties.
Spain, Belgium, and France, which have also applied to have him extradited, were expected to make their representations as the BMJ …
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