News of courts

LAVA JATO

Bachelet denies claims her campaign took cash from disgraced Brazilian firm

18-09-2019 17:04 Bachelet told Chile's 24 Horas TV channel late Monday from Geneva that she "never had any link with OAS or any other company," in reference to allegations.

ARREST IN FLORES

Ex-police officer, 71, arrested on child pornography charges

12-09-2019 16:57 A 71-year-old former police officer has been arrested at his home on allegations he participated in the creation and distribution of child pornography. Victims could number as high as 1,200.

MONEY-LAUNDERING CHARGES

Florencia Kirchner told to present new medical report before courts

12-09-2019 13:57 After six months in Cuba – and with new reports emerging that claim her health is not improving – former president's daughter told to present updated clinical history before federal court.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mass protest in Santiago against abuses of Pinochet era

09-09-2019 13:54 Thousands of demonstrators poured onto Santiago's streets Sunday to honour the victims of General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. But the march, which started peacefully, ended in violence.

MALDONADO CASE

Federal court reopens Santiago Maldonado investigation

06-09-2019 16:34 The ruling by Federal Appeals Court of Comodoro Rivadavia will determine if Gedarmerie officials were in "dereliction of duty" by allowing Maldonado and other protestors to flee towards nearby river.

MENDOZA PROVINCE

Parents ordered to vaccinate children in unprecedented court ruling

05-09-2019 10:28 Family court judge orders parents to vaccinate their children, aged 5 and 7, under the framework of the Ley Nacional de Vacunación.

COURTS

Jonathan Fabbro handed 14 years in jail for sexual abuse of niece

29-08-2019 14:58 Former Boca Juniors and River Plate star found guilty of at least five counts of "severely outrageous sexual abuse” against his niece and goddaughter between 2015 and 2017.

Lava Jato

Brazil's Moro under fire after leaked messages hint at anti-Lula conspiracy

10-06-2019 10:10 The Intercept alleges then-federal judge Sergio Moro and prosecutors involved in an investigation against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva worked together to jail former president.

FERNÁNDEZ DE KIRCHNER

Widow's or ex-leader's? Government forces CFK to choose her pension

04-06-2019 23:17 The government has decided that ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must choose which pension she wants to receive.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Woman accused of Chile dictatorship kidnappings asks for bail in Sydney court

24-05-2019 09:07 Chile requested Adriana Rivas' extradition in 2014 on charges that she kidnapped seven people in 1976 and 1977. The alleged victims have never been found.