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Chile judge questions Pinochet's widow over embezzlement allegations
Source: Agence France-Presse
Chile judge questions Pinochet's widow over embezzlement allegations
AFP in Santiago
Wednesday 14 December 2016 20.06 GMT
A Chilean judge has questioned the 94-year-old widow of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet over allegations she embezzled public funds through a not-for-profit women’s group she ran.
Lucía Hiriart is accused of using money from the foundation to fund Pinochet’s battle against extradition from Britain in the 1990s.
Investigating judge Guillermo de la Barra visited Hiriart at her luxury home in the east of the capital, Santiago.
He left the building without commenting to reporters.
De la Barra said before the visit that he would question Hiriart over the embezzlement accusations.
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AFP in Santiago
Wednesday 14 December 2016 20.06 GMT
A Chilean judge has questioned the 94-year-old widow of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet over allegations she embezzled public funds through a not-for-profit women’s group she ran.
Lucía Hiriart is accused of using money from the foundation to fund Pinochet’s battle against extradition from Britain in the 1990s.
Investigating judge Guillermo de la Barra visited Hiriart at her luxury home in the east of the capital, Santiago.
He left the building without commenting to reporters.
De la Barra said before the visit that he would question Hiriart over the embezzlement accusations.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/14/chile-augusto-pinochet-wife-lucia-hiriart-embezzlement
