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Show The Salt Lake Tribune WORLD Tuesday, January 19,1999 Pinochet Is Not Entitled To Immunity, Lawyers Say Theysay he orderedtorture before he was a leader THE ASSOCIATED PRESS initial warrant. Garzon was in court Monday, LONDON — Lawyers for Spain and Britain launched a two- but did not speak. pronged attack Monday against Gen. Augusto Pinochet's immuni- Jones contends that the new evidence i a i ty claim, contending he ordered acts of torture beforehis rise to among Pinochet’s supporters to power and wasnot a recognized his 1973 military coup. take hostages in the days leading up to the Sept. 11, 1973, military coupthat toppled elected Marxist dictator is again in the hands of Britain’s highest court, which “On and prior to the 11th, peopleall over the country were must decide whetherhecan be ar- abducted and tortured before Pi- rested in Britain on charges of crimes against humanityor whether, as a formerforeign head nochet was even appointed head of the military junta, which was the night of the 11th,” Jonessaid. of state, he is untouchable under He also contended that in the British law, A House of Lords panel is retracing the legal arguments heard in November that. led a previous panel to deny Pinochet immunity. months before taking power, Pinochet began securing rights to large auditoriums and stadiums to be used after the coup to hold and torture opponents. that 3-2 ruling last month because one of the judges voting against thoseallegations turned out to be A7 Belfast Accord Gets Unexpected Boost as New Legislature Endorses Plan for Compromise Government THE ASSOCIATED PRESS be leaders of the unformed government Agreed upon last month after several weeks of negotiations, the document was supposed to have been debated for three days before being subjected to a vote Wednesday. It details 10 new government departments governmentof the Republic of Ireland, long a taboo for Protestants opposed to Ireland’s Thedecision, reached on a 74-27 vote, en- tants and minority Catholics equally sharing dorsed the document presented earlier Monday by Protestant politician David Trimble and Catholic politician Seamus Mallon, would- formation of the administration The British government is hoping to de- new Belfast administration will work with the BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Taking opponents of the Belfast peace accord by surprise, a strong majority of Protestant and Catholic politicians in Northern Ireland’s new legislature voted Monday night to support a blueprint for a compromise government. for Northern Ireland — with majority Protestop posts. It also outlines six policy areas where the unification. The surprise approval cleared the way for another far moredifficult vote scheduled for mid-February, when members of Northern Ireland's new Assemblyare to authorize the volve powerto Belfast politicians overseeing all 10 departments by March 10. commit murder and torture and head of state until months after VoiceStream Winter Blowout! President SalvadorAllende. Thefate of the former Chilean LIMI TED TIME ONLY! Ericsson 688 $69.99 ~$50.00 Chief Lord Justice Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson said that if The House of Lords nullified Pinochetfailed to disclosehisties credible, Pinochet could not make with Amnesty International, a key player in the campaignto put the 83-year-old general ontrial. any claims of immunity and “we can all go home.” The Spanish and British governments also argued that even after the coup, Pinochet only leda military junta, which they said Pinochet, who remains under police guard in a rented mansion west of London,wasarrested Oct. $1999 would not be accorded the same 16 on a Spanish warrantalleging crimes against humanity that included the deaths of Spaniards during his 1973-90 regime. Opening the new House of Lords hearing Monday, Alun international standing — or guarantees of immunity — as a head of state. In the first hearing before the House of Lords, the five-judge panel decided to ignore that argu- Jones, a lawyer for the Spanish and British governments, asked ment and assumePinochethadal- the judges to consider fresh allegations submitted by Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garzon, ways been OMNISERVE A INSTANT STORE REBATE Requires new actvation, Limited to quantities on hand See store for details, 21 LOGATIONSFROM LOGAN'TOSPANISH FORK~ a head of state. 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