[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Pinochet daughter 'seeks asylum'

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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:11:44 +0100
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Last Updated: Thursday, 26 January 2006, 02:22 GMT  


      Pinochet daughter 'seeks asylum'  



             
            Lucia Pinochet was refused entry to the US because of charges in 
Chile 
      Lucia Pinochet, the eldest daughter of Chile's former military ruler, has 
reportedly requested asylum in the US. 
      She was detained at a US airport on an international arrest warrant after 
fleeing charges of tax evasion and using a false passport in Chile. 

      Chile's Interior Minister, Francisco Vidal, said he believed her claim 
would be rejected because "asylum was for cases where there was no state of 
law". 

      US officials would not comment on whether Ms Pinochet was seeking asylum. 

      She was taken into custody on Wednesday after being denied entry at 
Washington Dulles airport because of the warrant for her arrest. 

      Chilean and US officials said she was being transferred to an immigration 
service detention centre while her position was assessed. 

      Mr Vidal said his government had been officially informed by the US 
ambassador to Santiago of Ms Pinochet's request for asylum. 

      "The [Chilean] government rejects that stance," he said. "Chile is a 
democratic state, a state of law, where all citizens are assured of a just 
trial." 

      'Persecution' 

      Ms Pinochet's son, Rodrigo Garcia, told reporters his mother intended to 
return to Chile to clear her name. 

      Three of her siblings, her mother and Gen Augusto Pinochet have also been 
charged with tax fraud in connection with secret foreign bank accounts. 

             
            Gen Pinochet's wife was granted bail on Tuesday 

      The other family members - who deny any wrongdoing - have been granted 
bail. 

      Ms Pinochet, 64, arrived in Washington on a flight from Argentina. 

      She is said to have driven from Chile to Argentina on Sunday, the same 
day that reports about the possible arrest of the four Pinochet siblings and 
their mother appeared in the press. 

      According to the Chilean tax office, Lucia Pinochet has evaded US$859,000 
(£480,000) in taxes. 

      One of Ms Pinochet's brothers, Marco Antonio, described the charges - 
which also include the use of false passports - as "political persecution" 
against the Pinochet family. 

      Foreign accounts 

      The investigation into the family's finances began in 2004, after a US 
Senate probe into Riggs Bank found that Gen Pinochet held secret accounts worth 
US$8m there. 

      Further investigations found that the former ruler held more US$26m in 
foreign accounts. 

      He is accused of failing to pay nearly US$2.5m in taxes between 1980 and 
2004, and is also being investigated for embezzlement of state funds. 

      The courts have stripped Gen Pinochet of the legal immunity he enjoys as 
a former president in several cases, including human rights ones, but he has 
yet to face trial. 


     


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