PINOCHET INVESTIGATION INTO HR VIOLATIONS

Created: 9/30/1975

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huhan rights practices ANq violations IT theorces. pinochet verified for himself that INC! dents continued in HNtCM persons lements of the

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aRmEd forces, ines wEre'peRsonally *buSeo, *ndanythe ministry or interior and relatives were not

NOTlriEO Or thewlN THE PRESCR18EOINOCHET PUThe" VERIFIED THAT MaNV op ThESE DETENTIONS were 8EIN0 CONDUCTED ILLEGALLY BY INTELLIGENCE UNJTSheORCEANO^ThE ARMY. ANDESSER EXTENT BY THE navy. THE/ CARABINEROS ANO THE DEPARTMENT Or INVESTIGATIONS (DI- CIVIL" '

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SED'ON his INVESTIGATION AND IN ORDER to COMPLETELY CLARIFY WHAT HE PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED to gE UNDERSTOOD 8Y all THS armed PORCES. PINOCHET ORDERED THE MINISTERS Or DEFENSE ANO Or INTERIOR. GENERALS HERMAN BRADY AND - -benavides RESPECTIVELY. toECRET DECREE TO THE HEADS OF ALL THE ARMED SERVICES CLEARLY DELINEATING TME AUTHORISATION AND PROCEDURES rOR DETENTIONS THROUGHOUT the COUNTRY, THE DECREE. WHICH IS DATEDEPTEMBER AND SIGNEO by 8RADY AND BENAVIDES. STATES THAT

A. only THE DIRECTORATE op NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (DINA) IS auTHOAUSD to MAKE DETENTIONS Or persons SUSPECTED op SUBVERSIVE or POLITICAL ACTIVITY throughout th| COUNTRY.

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Ii THE ARMED FORCES INTILLlOENCESSRVICfiS MILL 0ED1CATE THEIR ACTIVITT INCLUSIVELY TO THE fllLO CF NATIONAL

and the carabineros ano di to that or

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,M i when anythe services detect! subversive infiltration OF its own RaNkS, DlNA ShOULO be called in To hake any necessary detentions and to conduct ThE investigation OF civilians compromised.

s. oina hill also be responsible ror ThE security OF the PRflSIOENT and members Or ThE junta. when any these has TO presideublic act, on such occasions. ThE

Chiefs or the armed forces and security services will place

their personnel at dina's disposition. 3

july. pinochet wirned

'the corps op ocncrals and admirals That incidentsauthority" in tm| human rights area would^tWmWmwm^jl^mmWkWMlkW

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awareness of the continued illegal anti-su8vers1ve activities Or an air force inyellioencsnd dina's complaints

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aomnstINTELLIGENCE over TKg LATTfiR'S DETENTION on

[NSurriciSNT grounds or rivE Christian democrats In earlythese incidents hay have been the driving force behind pinochet's decision to reiterate in decree rorm the detention procedures and the delineation or intelligence

responsibilities Or dina ano ThErORCSS. events in ThI nextkSSKS SHOULD OENONtTRATI THE EXTENT to wh ich the arhed rORCES hill comply mjth thb DECREEi which If

.hould lead to an improvement in the human rights ..

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