Of that amount, $155 million was spent by the Pinochet Government since 1976.
The human rights violations attributed to the Pinochet Government continue to haunt the country.
In the 1980s socialist factions reemerged as active opponents to the Pinochet government.
Polls show that only a minority backs continuation of the Pinochet Government.
The strike caused a stormy debate even among the political parties and other groups opposing the Pinochet Government.
The Pinochet Government was deeply embarrassed by the escape, and the head of the prison guard force resigned immediately.
This raises what seems to be the real issue between the Vicariate and the Pinochet Government.
A conviction would also show that the Pinochet Government had assassinated a career military officer, a man who despite political differences was one of its own.
The bishop said the Pinochet Government "is marked by an immense immorality, even though it may have good intentions."
I'd oppose that policy even if the Sandinistas were as bad as, say, the Pinochet Government.