Pinochet’s family cleared of charges
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The widow and four of the children of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet were cleared of embezzling millions of dollars of public funds during his 1973-90 rule.
An appeals court in the capital, Santiago, said there was no evidence to suggest Pinochet’s widow, Lucia Hiriart, and four of their five children were aware of the alleged embezzlement.
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