Monday, July 14, 2014

Assault by Chilean police must be tried in civilian court

Resolving a dispute between civilian and military courts, a panel of the Supreme Court of Chile has ruled unanimously that charges against police officers for assaulting a civilian must be transferred to civilian court. Any related military offenses may remain in the military courts. For details, see this article in Biobio Chile.

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