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all the lies of spain In 1998, Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet made a brief appearance in an English court, during which he refused to recognise the right to be tried in Spain or by any court outside Chile on charges of genocide, terrorism and torture relating to his 1973 to 1990 rule in Chile.The former dictator only spoke twice - on both occasions in Spanish - to confirm his name and to take the highly unusual step of reading a statement to the court. "With respect to Your Honour, I do not recognise the jurisdiction of any other court, except in my country, to try me against all the lies of Spain," he told Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Graham Parkinson. For the complete text of the BBC report, click here. |