Chile approves extradition request for ex-US officer in 2 killings, including journalist
Source: Associated Press
Chile approves extradition request for ex-US officer in 2 killings, including journalist
By Eva Vergara, The Associated Press October 17, 2012 11:10 PM
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's Supreme Court has approved an extradition request for a former U.S. military officer wanted in the 1973 killings of two Americans, including one whose disappearance was the focus of the movie "Missing," a lawyer said Wednesday.
Former U.S. Navy Capt. Ray E. Davis was charged last year in the deaths of journalist Charles Horman and student Frank Teruggi, who were killed during the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
Attorney Sergio Corvalan, who represents Horman's widow, told The Associated Press that the Supreme Court approved by a 4-1 vote a request by judge Jorge Zepeda to seek Davis' extradition to face trial in Chile.
A court official, who agreed to discuss the case only if not quoted by name, said the vote would be formally announced Thursday.
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(160,542 posts)Chile will request extradition of US captain over Pinochet murders
Chile wants to put Captain Ray E. Davis on trial for his role in the 1973 killings of journalist Charles Horman and student Frank Teruggi.
Simeon Tegel October 20, 2012 12:28
LIMA, Peru Chile is set to ask the United States to extradite a former US Navy officer in connection with the murders of two Americans following the 1973 coup led by General Augusto Pinochet.
The South American countrys supreme court approved the extradition application Wednesday over the killings of journalist Charles Horman and student Frank Teruggi, according to their relatives Chilean lawyer Sergio Corvalan, the Associated Press reported.
Retired Captain Ray E. Davis, then commander of the US Military Group at the Santiago embassy, is accused of passing information about the pair to Chilean intelligence officers under Pinochets command. The case also claims that Davis could have prevented their slayings.
The murders became an international cause celebre after the award-winning 1982 Hollywood film "Missing," starring Jack Lemon and Sissy Spacek, told the story of Hormans death and the subsequent struggle for justice by his widow and father.
More:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/chile/121020/chile-request-extradition-us-captain-pinochet-murders
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