The Arrest: 4. The Warrant

About this episode

The episode discusses the urgent legal actions taken by a Spanish judge regarding Augusto Pinochet's potential departure from London.

When the Spanish judge pursuing Augusto Pinochet learns the dictator is about to leave London - for the safety of Chile - much sooner than expected, he makes a snap decision that will have enormous international consequences. He needs Spain's legal machinery to act, but there's one big problem - it's a Friday afternoon, and almost everyone at Madrid's National Court has gone home for the weekend. The Arrest is presented by Philippe Sands The series producer is Simon Tulett The editor is Matt Willis

People in this episode

Host: Philippe Sands

Topics covered

• Pinochet
• international law
• extradition
• Spanish judiciary
• legal consequences

Keywords

• Pinochet
• Spain
• extradition
• legal system
• international law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Madrid's National Court

Places: Spain, Chile

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