For the first time, the Chilean courts will investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Salvador Allende. The politician, elected president in 1970, died during the coup of General Augusto Pinochet that toppled his government, September 11, 1973. It is one of the 726 cases for violations of human rights during the dictatorship (1973-1990), hitherto never treated because of complaint, that the Crown has decided to open Wednesday, January 26.
"Among the 726 complaints about the figure of President Salvador Allende, because no lawsuit had been brought about his death," said a judicial source who requested anonymity. "We'll see whether or not there was suicide and under what circumstances," she added. The military regime ended in 3150 killed or missing and 28 000 cases of torture.
Currently, 560 former military personnel are prosecuted for crimes committed under the dictatorship. 
"Among the 726 complaints about the figure of President Salvador Allende, because no lawsuit had been brought about his death," said a judicial source who requested anonymity. "We'll see whether or not there was suicide and under what circumstances," she added. The military regime ended in 3150 killed or missing and 28 000 cases of torture.
Currently, 560 former military personnel are prosecuted for crimes committed under the dictatorship.
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