Some members of the Chilean community in Australia continue to question the country's potential involvement in the military coup which toppled a democratically-elected government in 1973.
Australia s Intelligence Organizations Helped Overthrow the Allende Government in 1973 nacla.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nacla.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chile Australia s role in the 1973 coup d état and the case of DINA agent Adriana Rivas pressenza.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressenza.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The first centred on Chile’s request to extradite Adriana Rivas back home, where she is facing numerous charges relating to her time as an agent of Pinochet’s notorious secret police, the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA).
A Federal Court ruling on June 24 to dismiss Rivas’ appeal against extradition means her victims may finally see her face justice.
The other court case involved former Australian Army military intelligence officer Clinton Fernandes, who obtained the partial release of documents relating to Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) operations in Chile around the time of the coup.
Dr Rodrigo Acuña, an expert on Latin American politics and member of the Chilean community in Sydney, spoke to