Chilean Ex-Secret Police Agent Faces Extradition from Australia for Pinochet-Era Disappearances

Adriana Rivas, a 72-year-old former operative for Chile's notorious Pinochet-era secret police, has lost her legal battle to avoid extradition from Australia. A federal judge dismissed her arguments against extradition, clearing the way for Rivas to be sent back to Chile to face trial on charges relating to the forced disappearance of seven Communist Party members in 1976. Among the victims was Víctor Díaz, the party’s secretary-general, and a pregnant 29-year-old woman. Chilean prosecutors alle