Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile, yesterday recalled asking Augusto Pinochet, then still commander-in-chief after 17 years as military dictator, about the fate of some 200 missing people.
“In the ocean,” General Pinochet was said to have replied. “Bodies.”
Mr Lagos, 77, said it was a chilling moment in a tense meeting.
Visiting Myanmar to share his experiences of making the transition from military rule to civilian democracy, Mr Lagos said that, despite the horror of those years under Pinochet’s grip, it had been crucial to Chile’s success to work together with, and not against, the former dictator during the 1990s transition.
He recommended a similar partnership for Myanmar. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
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