Pinochet´s Wife, Son Indicted

Lucia Hiriart, the wife of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, and Marcos Antonio, Pinochet´s youngest son, were indicted as accomplices to income tax evasion and other charges brought against the ex-military leader. The two were charged with participating in the creation of false bank accounts in Chile and in foreign countries, theft and falsification of public documents and passports, and the acquisition of jewels and other luxury items with special “reserve” presidential funds. Augusto Pinochet, while continuing to deny wrongdoing, said that if laws were broken he alone should be held responsible.