Even in death Augusto Pinochet cannot escape the long arm of the law. Chilean authorities are investigating if Pinochet planned the 1982 poisoning death of ex-president Eduardo Frei Montalva (image). “There's enough evidence to affirm that the death of President Frei Montalva was a homicide,” said a lawyer for Frei’s family.Ironically, Frei would oppose Pinochet though he initially supported the 1973 coup that ousted President Salvador Allende.
Image- 200 AƱos de la Presidencia
Links- The Latin Americanist, Bloomberg, Wikipedia
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