Lord Hutton got Pinochet off the hook, and now Blair

international | anti-war / imperialism | opinion/analysis Wednesday January 28, 2004 23:29 by Eoin Dubsky

Lord Hutton, who announced his retirement weeks before publishing his report today should be remembered as the man who saved Pinochet and Blair from justice.

The BBC News website writes:

"Lord Hoffman had contributed to a decision that the former Chilean leader could be arrested and extradited for crimes against humanity without emphasising his own links to human rights group Amnesty International.

"Lord Hutton said 'public confidence in the integrity of the administration of justice would be shaken' if Lord Hoffman's ruling was not overturned. "

Being a free mason is one thing, but for a judge to have links to an organization dedicated to the rule of international humanitarian law and eradication of torture... what would the public think?!