[Leon Harris, Cnn Anchor:] Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is leaving has left England. He is now on his way back to Chile. Let's get the latest now from CNN's Nic Robertson Nic.
[Nic Robertson, Cnn Correspondent:] Well, that's correct, Leon. In the last few minutes, General Pinochet took off in his Chilean airport plane back for Chile. We understand that's a flight that's going to take him 17 hours to reach his home. Now, we also know that the British government earlier today effectively said that they were bringing a closure on the plans for his extradition. Now he has lifted off from Britain, he is completely free of the legal entrapment that he has been in for the last 17 months. This does bring to an end for him these claims, the desires by the Spanish, by the French, by the Swiss and by the Belgian governments to try and bring him to trail for crimes they say that were committed by him, by his regime, that he is responsible for during his rule in Chile Leon.
[Harris:] So when he gets back to Chile, there will be absolutely no being held accountable by any court system at all?
[Robertson:] Well, as a former ruler of Chile, and as a Chilean senator, General Pinochet has immunity from prosecution. However, there are lawyers there that would like to see lawyers in Chile that would like to see General Pinochet tried for those crimes that they accuse him of during his rule. However, it is widely expected by particularly many of the people in Britain who have been demonstrating, many of the human rights organizations who have been trying to have General Pinochet extradited to face trial in Spain, that they do not expect him to get a trial in Chile.
[Harris:] Understood. Nic Robertson reporting live this morning. Thank you very much.