US EditionChile President Picks Pinochet Lawyers as Ministers of Human Rights and Defense
Jose Antonio Kast named former lawyers of dictator Pinochet to top ministries, drawing criticism from victims' families while security remains the top concern for over 60% of Chileans.
- Chile's incoming far-right president Jose Antonio Kast has chosen lawyers who defended dictator Augusto Pinochet as his ministers of defense and justice/human rights.
- Fernando Barros, 68, led Pinochet's defense when he was detained in London in 1998, while Fernando Rabat, 53, represented Pinochet in a case of embezzlement of public funds.
- Kast, a Pinochet admirer elected on an anti-crime and anti-immigrant platform, says his cabinet aims to 'always put Chile first' despite concerns over human rights implications.
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These are the appointments of Fernando Rabat, who will assume the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, and Fernando Barros, who will be Minister of Defence and Coordination of the Armed Forces.
The appointment this Tuesday of two former lawyers of dictator Augusto Pinochet as future ministers of justice and defense in the...
José Antonio Kast takes over the presidency in Chile in March. He has already appointed two ministers, who once represented dictator Augusto Pinochet in court.
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Chile's president-elect picks Pinochet lawyers as ministers
Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast has named two lawyers who defended dictator Augusto Pinochet to his new cabinet. The far-right leader said his picks were "not the result of quotas, calculations or pressure."
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