Augusto Pinochet was one of the worst and cruelest presidents in the history of the modern world, yet he walked away with years of crimes without anything further than some time in house arrest. He even got out of standing trial for his crimes on a bogus case of “Mental Inability” when he was in near-perfect health for a man his age. Additionally, MOST of the soldiers that committed these heinous acts for Pinochet have walked free(No consequence whatsoever), which is an enormous miscarriage of justice. Lastly, Pinochet’s corrupt relatives(who aided him in his acts) have not been tried. This includes his wife and his children, who have outlived him, and aided him in his genocidal actions.
There is an inherent need to bring justice to Pinochet once and for all. Firstly, countless people today are still wounded from Pinochet's’ actions and are seeking closure from his heinous crimes, and we must provide them justice. Some relatives have waited for generations to receive justice, but justice has yet eluded them, but we will make sure to bring closure. Furthermore, Today’s newspapers, tabloids, and even some politicians have called for justice to be dealt. …show more content…
Firstly, Augusto Pinochet orchestrated the mass murder of over 30,000 people who opposed him and his authoritarian regime. This included men, women, and even CHILDREN who opposed his ideals, and this was only the FIRST of his human rights violations. Pinochet also embezzled(stole) more than 28 million dollars from various sources and placed that money in overseas bank accounts (and used it to live luxuriously). Furthermore, he was also immensely corrupt, and, as mentioned before, he sanctioned thousands of human rights violations during his tenure as president. Lastly, he has also been accused and indicted for - Election manipulating, Counterfeiting, Blackmail, and numerous smaller but significant
There is an inherent need to bring justice to Pinochet once and for all. Firstly, countless people today are still wounded from Pinochet's’ actions and are seeking closure from his heinous crimes, and we must provide them justice. Some relatives have waited for generations to receive justice, but justice has yet eluded them, but we will make sure to bring closure. Furthermore, Today’s newspapers, tabloids, and even some politicians have called for justice to be dealt. …show more content…
Firstly, Augusto Pinochet orchestrated the mass murder of over 30,000 people who opposed him and his authoritarian regime. This included men, women, and even CHILDREN who opposed his ideals, and this was only the FIRST of his human rights violations. Pinochet also embezzled(stole) more than 28 million dollars from various sources and placed that money in overseas bank accounts (and used it to live luxuriously). Furthermore, he was also immensely corrupt, and, as mentioned before, he sanctioned thousands of human rights violations during his tenure as president. Lastly, he has also been accused and indicted for - Election manipulating, Counterfeiting, Blackmail, and numerous smaller but significant