Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has been put under house arrest for tax fraud and human rights abuses. Pinochet was arrested one day before his 90th birthday. He was accused of overseeing the disappearances of seven people in 1974.

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Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has been put under house arrest for tax fraud and human rights abuses. Pinochet was arrested one day before his 90th birthday. He was accused of overseeing the disappearances of seven people in 1974.