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What is the legal argument to keep him in the UK? Does he not have diplomatic immunity?

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What is the legal argument to keep him in the UK? Does he not have diplomatic immunity?

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The enormity and nature of the crimes committed in Chile during the military government — like widespread arbitrary detention, killings, systematic torture and systematic “disappearances” –are crimes against humanity. The international community has an inescapable obligation to bring those responsible for crimes against humanity to justice under international law — whatever their rank or wherever the act took place. The principle has been universally recognized since the Nuremberg Tribunal 1946. The Spanish National Courts (Audiencia Nacional) have reaffirmed this fundamental principle by deciding on 5 November it had jurisdiction to try crimes against humanity during the military government of Chile and Argentina. The UK authorities should now ensure that legal proceedings are not frustrated by an incorrect interpretation of the UK’s obligation under international law. The UK authorities should send a clear message to violators and would-be violators that the UK will always abide b

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