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Chile: On the death of former President Frei, the government filed a complaint in turn

Former President Salvador Allende (right) with General Augusto Pinochet felon, August 23, 1973 in Santiago photo afp

The executive " decided to collaborate in the judicial process by filing a complaint through the Interior Ministry , "said the head of state, accused by some opposition sectors and associations of victims to drag out proceedings for crimes committed under the dictatorship.

"This way, our government wants to work to remove shadows on the death of a former president, to the light once and for all its circumstances, its causes and responsible, and that they bear the consequences, "he said at a news conference.

Former president (1964-70 ) Frei Montalva died at age 71 following a benign operation in 1982, during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).

The judge handling the case has indicted a total of six people, including four physicians, or for having done the former head of state a " injection of toxic substances" on the orders of the military regime, or for trying to hush up the case, including falsifying the autopsy report.

Mr. Frei Montalva was also the father of Eduardo Frei, also president from 1994 to 2000 and the center-left candidate in the last presidential election won by the entrepreneur billionaire Sebastian Pinera right.

The announcement comes two weeks after the initiation of an initial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of President Salvador Allende died during the coup of General Augusto Pinochet that toppled the leftist government, 11 September 1973.

An autopsy concluded that Allende had suicide, but this is disputed by some political sectors and organizations defending human rights