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Former Pinochet agents convicted over 1976 Washington DC carbomb murder

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Chilean Judge Convicts US-Trained Pinochet Agents for 1976 Murder of Ronni Moffitt

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Chile Sentences Pinochets Agents for Ronnie Moffitt Assassination

La Tercera

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An appeals court judge who oversees human rights cases in Chile sentenced three former agents of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's secret police Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA) last week to 15 years in prison for their roles in the aggravated homicide of U.S. citizen Ronni Moffitt in Washington, D.C., about 50 years ago.

An appeals court judge who oversees human rights cases in Chile sentenced three former agents of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's secret police Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA) last week to 15 years in prison for their roles in the aggravated homicide of U.S. citizen Ronni Moffitt in Washington, D.C., about 50 years ago.

Moffit died on Sept. 21, 1976, at the age of 25 when a remote-controlled bomb destroyed the Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu she was traveling in along with her boss, former Chilean Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier, the primary target of the attack, and her husband, the only survivor.

Moffit died on Sept. 21, 1976, at the age of 25 when a remote-controlled bomb destroyed the Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu she was traveling in along with her boss, former Chilean Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier, the primary target of the attack, and her husband, the only survivor.

According to the court ruling, Pedro Espinoza, José Zara and Raúl Iturriaga consciously decided to carry out "the crime, as well as its consequences and scope, controlling the development and execution of the material act."

According to the court ruling, Pedro Espinoza, José Zara and Raúl Iturriaga consciously decided to carry out "the crime, as well as its consequences and scope, controlling the development and execution of the material act."

Espinoza, Iturriaga and Zara were also among those sentenced in 2010 for the 1974 killing of former army commander-in-chief Carlos Prats and his wife in Buenos Aires. While the first two have long been held at Punta Peuco, Zara had gone free last year after serving his sentence.

Espinoza, Iturriaga and Zara were also among those sentenced in 2010 for the 1974 killing of former army commander-in-chief Carlos Prats and his wife in Buenos Aires. While the first two have long been held at Punta Peuco, Zara had gone free last year after serving his sentence.

DINA chief Manuel Contreras was sentenced in 1993 for his role in the D.C. bomb attack, and U.S. citizen Michael Townley was extradited in 1978 to the U.S. where he confessed to his role in the murders. In 2012, an appeals court in Santiago ordered the reopening of the investigation.

DINA chief Manuel Contreras was sentenced in 1993 for his role in the D.C. bomb attack, and U.S. citizen Michael Townley was extradited in 1978 to the U.S. where he confessed to his role in the murders. In 2012, an appeals court in Santiago ordered the reopening of the investigation.

CIA files related to the Letelier-Moffitt murder were declassified a decade ago, showing that the U.S. intelligence had concluded that there was "convincing evidence" that Pinochet personally ordered the killing.

CIA files related to the Letelier-Moffitt murder were declassified a decade ago, showing that the U.S. intelligence had concluded that there was "convincing evidence" that Pinochet personally ordered the killing.

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An appeals court judge who oversses human rights cases in Chile sentenced three former agents of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's secret police Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA) last week to 15 years in prison for their roles in the aggravated homicide of U.S. citizen Ronni Moffitt in Washington, D.C., fifty years ago.

An appeals court judge who oversses human rights cases in Chile sentenced three former agents of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's secret police Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA) last week to 15 years in prison for their roles in the aggravated homicide of U.S. citizen Ronni Moffitt in Washington, D.C., fifty years ago.

DINA chief Manuel Contreras was sentenced in the 1993 for his role in the D.C. bomb attack, and U.S. citizen Michael Townley was extradited in 1978 to the U.S. where he confessed to his role in the murders. In 2012, an appeals court in Santiago ordered the reopening of the investigation.

DINA chief Manuel Contreras was sentenced in the 1993 for his role in the D.C. bomb attack, and U.S. citizen Michael Townley was extradited in 1978 to the U.S. where he confessed to his role in the murders. In 2012, an appeals court in Santiago ordered the reopening of the investigation.

In 2015, the U.S. provided Chile with over 1,000 pages of declassified documents related to the case. A 1987 CIA assessment cited in a memo from Secretary of State George Shultz to President Reagan stated there was "convincing evidence" that Pinochet personally ordered Letelier's assassination.

In 2015, the U.S. provided Chile with over 1,000 pages of declassified documents related to the case. A 1987 CIA assessment cited in a memo from Secretary of State George Shultz to President Reagan stated there was "convincing evidence" that Pinochet personally ordered Letelier's assassination.

A Chilean judge delivered long-overdue justice by sentencing three former Pinochet secret police agents to 15 years in prison for the 1976 car bombing murder of American Ronni Karpen Moffitt in Washington, D.C. This ruling proves that accountability for state-sponsored terrorism can prevail even decades later. The U.S. government must now act on Chile's pending extradition request for former DINA agent Armando Fernández Larios, who remains free on American soil.

A Chilean judge delivered long-overdue justice by sentencing three former Pinochet secret police agents to 15 years in prison for the 1976 car bombing murder of American Ronni Karpen Moffitt in Washington, D.C. This ruling proves that accountability for state-sponsored terrorism can prevail even decades later. The U.S. government must now act on Chile's pending extradition request for former DINA agent Armando Fernández Larios, who remains free on American soil.

José Zara Holger already served 15 years for the Prats case without a single piece of evidence and was never even in Buenos Aires. Now he's imprisoned again for the Moffitt attack in Washington — a place he never set foot in — again with zero evidence. Calling this justice is a stretch when convictions rest on nothing provable.

José Zara Holger already served 15 years for the Prats case without a single piece of evidence and was never even in Buenos Aires. Now he's imprisoned again for the Moffitt attack in Washington — a place he never set foot in — again with zero evidence. Calling this justice is a stretch when convictions rest on nothing provable.

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Chilean Judge Sentences Three Secret Police Agents Over 1976 DC Murder

Chilean Judge Sentences Three Secret Police Agents Over 1976 DC Murder

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Chile has finally convicted these agents five decades after the murder. The real scandal is that the U.S. has trained the killers, knew the attack was coming and still ignoring Chile's extradition requests for a key conspirator. Washington has yet to deliver justice.

Chile has finally convicted these agents five decades after the murder. The real scandal is that the U.S. has trained the killers, knew the attack was coming and still ignoring Chile's extradition requests for a key conspirator. Washington has yet to deliver justice.

This is a travesty of justice: a captured judiciary wielding old crimes as political weapons, keeping elderly retired officers behind bars long after any honest sentence would have ended. And all that without a single piece of evidence.

This is a travesty of justice: a captured judiciary wielding old crimes as political weapons, keeping elderly retired officers behind bars long after any honest sentence would have ended. And all that without a single piece of evidence.

Chilean Judge Sentences Three Former Secret Police Agents Over 1976 DC Murder

Chilean Judge Sentences Three Former Secret Police Agents Over 1976 DC Murder

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