Letter: Pinochet's destiny

Monday 26 October 1998 00:02 GMT

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Sir: If the Archbishop of Canterbury and Jack Straw (as intimated) believe Pinochet should be let go on "humanitarian" grounds, can they tell us at what threshold of human rights abuses committed should former dictators not be released on these grounds: 15,000 murdered and not 3,000; 100,000 tortured and not 20,000?

ALEXANDER KASTERINE

Ashford, Kent

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