SANTIAGO , Chile ( CNN ) -- Arrest warrants for more than 120 former soldiers and agents of Chile 's National Intelligence Directorate were issued Tuesday for alleged human rights violations during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet , CNN Chile reported . Nearly 2,300 people disappeared during the rule of Augusto Pinochet , 1973-1990 , say government reports . The scale of the order by Judge Victor Montiglio makes this the largest human rights prosecution case in Chile 's history . The Pinochet dictatorship ruled from 1973-1990 , after which Chile returned to civilian rule under a democratically elected government . Government investigations conducted after Pinochet left power say nearly 2,300 people disappeared during the dictatorship and another 30,000 were tortured . At least 51 of the warrants were in connection with a disinformation campaign in the 1970s known as Operation Colombo that historians say was aimed at hiding human rights abuses . Other warrants were linked to Operation Condor , which involved a network of secret police agencies in the region that targeted political opponents in the mid- and late-1970s , and a plot against communist leaders known as the Calle Conferencia case . About half of those named in the warrants were facing charges related to the Pinochet regime for the first time . The warrants included former military and police officers who were members of Pinochet 's feared intelligence service , known as DINA .
Arrest warrants for more than 120 former soldiers and agents issued Tuesday . Warrants for alleged human rights violations during rule of Augusto Pinochet . Pinochet dictatorship ruled from 1973-1990 . 2,300 people disappeared during Pinochet 's rule , say government reports .