Pinochet's daughter arrested for tax evasion

Pinochet's daughter arrested for tax evasion

Associated Press in Santiago
Monday January 30, 2006
The Guardian


The oldest daughter of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has been arrested and faces tax evasion charges after abandoning a bid for asylum in the US. Lucia Pinochet, 60, was detained on arrival in Santiago.

She had been detained in Washington because of an international arrest warrant against her. Ms Pinochet left Chile last week, hours after she should have appeared in court to be served with a subpoena along with her mother, two sisters and a brother who face similar charges. She has said repeatedly that she considers the charges against her family to be political persecution.

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