Letters: The change in the law on universal jurisdiction was unnecessary; it has only weakened Britain's ability to fulfil its obligations to ensure accountability for war crimes
Jack Straw's timing could have had more sensitivity to Chilean politics. He might have waited to announce his decision to let General Pinochet go home until after the weekend elections. By raising a dormant issue now, he risks reintroducing the general into a domestic political argument that had mostly forgotten him. But the medical plight of this rotting old tyrant has extracted from Mr Straw a judgment that, while undoubtedly convenient for the British government, is also correct.
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