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Augusto Pinochet fingió demencia senil con ayuda del gobierno chileno para evitar ir preso, según un reciente libro

Con ayuda del gobierno de Eduardo Frei, presidente de Chile entre 1994 y 2000, el dictador Augusto Pinochet habría fingido un cuadro de demencia senil en el Reino Unido para evitar ir a la cárcel. El objetivo habría sido evitar que lo juzgaran por crímenes de lesa humanidad tras su detención en Inglaterra en 1998 y frente a su inminente extradición a España por pedido del juez Baltazar Garzón.
El dato surge de un relato contenido en el nuevo libro del investigador británico Phillippe Sands, «Calle Londres 38«, y fue desclasificado al autor inglés por un alto asesor de la administración chilena.
El testimonio que sacó a la luz el tema le pertenece a Cristián Toloza Castillo, quien por estos días cumple funciones como jefe del Departamento de Europa, África y Medio Oriente de la Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales.
En el escrito, Sands señaló, aparentemente, fueron los ingleses quienes sugirieron recurrir a razones médicas para eludir la situación judicial. «Sabían que legalmente podían abortar el proceso de extradición por razones de salud», afirma el texto.
Con esta idea, se habría elaborado un documento de más de diez páginas donde se establecía «cómo debía fingir Pinochet que estaba deprimido«. Entre otros consejos, el texto guía indicaba que el militar tenía que decir que «había pensado suicidarse, que tenía problemas de memoria, y demás cosas irracionales y absurdas».
En aquellos años, el presidente de facto chileno estaba en la capital inglesa porque tenía que someterse a una operación. En esas circunstancias, lo detuvieron en plena madrugada del 16 de octubre de 1998, en momentos en que estaba internado en The London Clinic.
En ese entonces, Frei le dijo al país que tenía la convicción de que la permanencia del entonces senador vitalicio significaba «un grave daño a la imagen de Chile», en particular, porque el gobierno de Tony Blair no quería extender su permanencia en suelo inglés.
Por su parte, tras el visto bueno de la Cámara de los Lores, el ministro Jack Straw autorizó dos veces la extradición a España. En caso de liberarlo, los ingleses pedían como garantía que el dictador fuera juzgado en su país. Por ese motivo es que la fuente de Sands habría viajado con documentos que probaban que Pinochet había autorizado la Caravana de la Muerte, la operación posterior al golpe de Estado de 1973 que dejó casi un centenar de muertos en todo el territorio chileno.
Finalmente, en marzo de 2000 Straw argumentó «razones humanitarias» y lo liberó. Sin embargo, cuando llegó vio que “Pinochet se levantó de su silla de ruedas, caminó sin problemas y saludó a los presentes”. Al año siguiente, fue procesado pero la Corte Suprema determinó que no estaba en condiciones mentales de ser juzgado.
Después de 25, años, el ministro de Defensa de la época, Edmundo Pérez Lloma, dijo al portal Bio Bio de Chile que no estaba tanto del documento, mientras que Frei no da entrevistas y Toloza se limitó a señalar que, según entiende, «todo está en el libro».
En el año 2000, el mismo en que ocurrió la liberación, surgieron las primeras sospechas respecto al diagnóstico de Pinochet. En esa época, un artículo publicado en el diario La Nación, señaló que el cuadro de «demencia senil avanzada» que le habían atribuido al dictador podría haber sido ayudado por la ingesta de las «tres o cuatro píldoras» que ingería para dormir.
La duda fue planteada por los expertos gerontólogos contratados por Amnesty International, la Fundación Médica para el Cuidado de las Víctimas de la Tortura, la Asociación de Familiares de los Desaparecidos en Chile y el grupo de derechos humanos Redress, y fueron transmitidos a Straw para que los tuviera en cuenta antes de decidir si le concedía o no la posibilidad de volver a Chile.
En tanto, desde el Instituto de Psiquiatría del Hospital Maudsley y de la Sociedad Internacional de Alzheimer, aseguraron que ese diagnóstico demandaba varias semanas de análisis por fuera del ámbito hospitalario.
«La observación médica durante un período de varios días es vital para asegurar que el paciente no ha tomado drogas, no ha sido entrenado de alguna forma o se le ha impedido dormir bien. Puede que el señor Pinochet haya realmente perdido sus facultades, pero la forma en la que estos exámenes han sido realizados despierta todo tipo de dudas», dijeron.
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UN delegates walk out of Netanyahu address after cheering Palestinian leader day before

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Delegates at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) stormed out Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage and prepared to speak. The mass exit came after delegates spent days speaking about the situation in Gaza and proposals to end the nearly two-year war.
Their response to Netanyahu was a stark contrast to the long round of applause that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas received when he addressed the international body virtually on Thursday.
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Delegations walk out as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, Sept. 26, 2025. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
On Friday, as Netanyahu began his address, he was speaking to a nearly empty hall. It is unclear exactly which delegations stayed in the chamber, though U.S. delegates were present.
While he did not have the attention of all the U.N. delegates, Netanyahu revealed in his speech that he was addressing a much wider audience. Netanyahu revealed that his speech was played on speakers surrounding the Gaza Strip and that it was being streamed to Gazans’ cell phones.

Empty seats as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, Sept. 26, 2025. (Caitlin Ochs/Reuters)
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The prime minister revealed the wide reach of his address after giving the hostages a message in Hebrew and in English.
«Our brave heroes, this is Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking to you live from the United Nations,» he began. «We have not forgotten you, not even for a second. The people of Israel are with you. We will not falter, and we will not rest until we bring all of you home.»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, Sept. 26, 2025. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters)
NETANYAHU EXPANDS SCOPE OF PLANNED GAZA TAKEOVER, SAYS ISRAEL HAS ‘NO CHOICE BUT TO FINISH THE JOB’
Netanyahu then turned his message to those holding the hostages in Gaza, including the leaders of Hamas, who could presumably hear his speech. He demanded the release of the 48 remaining hostages and gave an additional warning.
«Free the hostages now! If you do, you will live. If you don’t, Israel will hunt you down,» he said.
When Abbas spoke on Thursday, he slammed Israel’s «genocide» in Gaza, insisted his party is ready to take over the security and governance of the enclave and appealed to President Donald Trump for peace. He also demanded «full membership in the United Nations,» given that several European nations recognized a Palestinian state over the course of the UNGA.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas addressed UNGA virtually due to his visa being denied by the U.S. (David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
UN GIVES LONG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AFTER PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT ACCUSES ISRAEL OF ‘GENOCIDE’
«Palestine is ours. Jerusalem is the jewel of our hearts and our eternal capital. We will not leave our homeland. We will not leave our lands,» Abbas declared.
Abbas may have had a bigger audience in the hall than Netanyahu, but he was unable to see it in person after the State Department refused to approve his visa to travel to New York for the conference, citing support of terrorism.
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Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
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Lawmakers push Congress to condemn ‘escalation of attacks’ on ICE officers after Dallas shooting

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FIRST ON FOX: A group of lawmakers is urging Congress to formally condemn «violent attacks» against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as threats against federal facilities escalate.
It comes days after a shooter opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas, killing one detainee and injuring two others before turning the gun on himself. Federal authorities have called it a targeted attack.
The resolution is being led by Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger, R-Texas, and House Small Business Committee Chair Roger Williams, R-Texas.
«Since President Trump took office, there has been a rise in hostile rhetoric and violence directed against ICE facilities and officers,» their resolution said.
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Authorities revealed Joshua Jahn as the suspect who allegedly opened fire at a Dallas ICE facility on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (Jeffrey McWhorter/Reuters;Fox News)
It noted the most recent shooting, including officials’ report that one of the bullet casings was inscribed with «ANTI-ICE» on it, and it listed seven other incidents or threats aimed at ICE facilities and offices that have occurred since June.
The resolution said «these acts reflect an escalation of attacks against ICE and federal immigration enforcement operations, including a 1,000 percent increase in assaults on ICE officers.»
It also lauded ICE’s efforts under the Trump administration while warning that «violent, ideologically motivated attacks on ICE not only endanger life, but undermine public trust in the rule of law and impair the capacity of ICE to carry out lawful missions.»
The resolution is largely symbolic and would be an expression of solidarity with ICE if passed by the House.
The recent Dallas ICE facility shooting has seen bipartisan condemnation, but such a measure could divide Democrats with its praise of the Trump administration’s efforts. Democrats have criticized what they have seen as overly harsh tactics in pursuit of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

FBI Director Kash Patel said investigators recovered these rounds from the scene in Dallas where a gunman opened fire on the local ICE field office on Sept. 24, 2025. (FBI)
House Democratic leaders released a joint statement after the shooting that read, in part, «No one in America should be violently targeted, including our men and women in law enforcement who protect and serve our neighborhoods, and the immigrants who are too often the victims of dehumanizing rhetoric.»
Fry, who led the resolution, told Fox News Digital, «It is unacceptable that ICE officers are being targeted for upholding the laws of this country. Congress must send a clear and unmistakable message: violent attacks will not be tolerated, reckless rhetoric will not be excused, and we will stand firmly with those who protect us every day.»
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Pfluger, who leads a 189-member group that acts as a de facto think tank for the House GOP, ripped the left but praised ICE.
«Radical leftists would rather see the criminal illegal aliens that the Biden administration let in our country continue to wreak havoc in our communities than support the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every single day to uphold our laws and defend American citizens,» he said.
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Williams told Fox News Digital, «The heinous targeted attacks on our ICE facilities and officers are unacceptable and must never be tolerated. These men and women put their lives on the line every day to uphold the rule of law, protect our borders, and keep American families safe.»
In a statement posted on X this week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blamed «toxic anti-ICE rhetoric from sanctuary politicians and radical activists» for the rise in threats against immigration authorities.
It comes amid an increase in high-profile political violence seen over the last year.
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