Juan Salvador Guzmán Tapia was a Chilean judge who lead the investigation and subsequent prosecution of Augusto Pinochet for violations of human rights during his dictatorship between 1973 and 1990.
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Juan Salvador Guzmán Tapia was a Chilean judge who lead the investigation and subsequent prosecution of Augusto Pinochet for violations of human rights during his dictatorship between 1973 and 1990. As a special prosecutor, he used novel legal strategies to hold Pinochet and members of his military regime accountable for the killings and human rights violations during this period.
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Lawyers
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Lawyer
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deceased
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Lived 1939 to 2021 · aged 81
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