LATIN AMERICA BRIEF - PINOCHET'S DECISION TO REVOKE THE STATE OF SIEGE SEEMS IN

Created: 3/13/1978

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CHILE" CHILEAN PRESIDENT PINOCHET'S DECISION TO REVOKE THE STATE OF SIEGE SEEMS INTENDED TOEW RESOLUTION ON CHILE NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION BV THE UN HUMAN RIGHTSIN GENEVA AND POSSIBLY TO COUNTERACT THE DAMAGING IMPLICATIONS OF THE LETELIER MURDER CASE-

THE REDUCTIONTATE OF EMERGENCY WILL Is_MOVETHE GOVERNMENT'S POWERS INCLUDING EXILE BY EXECUTIVEWITHOUT CHARGE FOR MORE THAN FIVE DAYS. AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL STILL HAVE WIDERESTRICT TRADE UNION ACTIVITY. POLITICAL MCETINGS. ANDALSO PROMISED THERE WOULD BE NOILITARY NATUREUNTIL THE COMPLEX PATCHWORKDECREES IS REPLACEDEW CODE. HOWEVER* ITWHEPi THE LINES OF CIVIL AND MILITARY JUSTICE

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