"Trial for Pinochet," during a protest against the former Chilean leader outside the Supreme Court in Santiago, June 20, 2001. An appeals court is expected to decide within a week whether to suspend a case against the 85-year old former general, accused of covering up killings of leftist opponents during his 1973-1990 rule, on the grounds that his mentally unfit to face trial. If the court rules in favour of Pinochet, most observers agree the prosecution's case would crumble.

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