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We know he understands because he has been writing letters to Chile and excuses for his military coup and all his crimes. And that is the point, if he is mentally fit to understand what is going on and he understands that, so Jack Straw should take that into consideration.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vicente Alegria, Spokesman for Campaign Against Impunity in Chile \u003cbr/\u003eThe protesters were joined outside parliament by left-wing M-P Jeremy Corbyn, who led them to the nearby Home Office to deliver a letter of protest.\u003cbr/\u003eCorbyn demanded that Pinochet's medical report be made public so that others might judge whether the findings made the general legally exempt from extradition. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"If General Pinochet has the mental capacity to state as recently as Christmas that he will continue his senatorial duties on his return to Chile, then this must bring into question that validity of the medical report. The only reason in law which will allow the extradition process to be stopped is if General Pinochet is not considered to have the mental capacity to understand the legal process. This does not appear to be the case at present.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Member of Parliament\u003cbr/\u003eAt the Home Office, British Home Secretary Jack Straw was locked in meetings ahead of his scheduled statement to Parliament. \u003cbr/\u003eMost believe he has little choice but to let the former dictator go free following the doctors' unanimous judgement. \u003cbr/\u003eWednesday's newspapers were full of the latest twist in the saga of the former dictator's legal battle to avoid trial in Spain on charges of torture and kidnapping.\u003cbr/\u003eThe general has been forced to remain in Britain since his arrest 15 months ago on a Spanish warrant for alleged human rights abuses committed during his 17-year rule in Chile.\u003cbr/\u003eAccording to an official report by the civilian government that succeeded him, three-thousand people, including Spanish citizens, were killed or disappeared after he seized power in a 1973 coup.\u003cbr/\u003eFormer British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the general's most high-profile supporter, said she trusted Straw to make the right decision.\u003cbr/\u003eShe has previously accused Straw of political bias when he ruled that Pinochet must be sent to Spain.\u003cbr/\u003ePinochet's luck began to turn last week when he underwent medical tests at this hospital, in the hope that independent doctors might help where his lawyers had failed. \u003cbr/\u003eTheir judgement that the former dictator is unfit to stand trial will make it hard for Straw to do anything but release him. \u003cbr/\u003eBut even in his homeland he may not escape justice. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Chilean ambassador in London said if Pinochet does return he could be stripped of his immunity and tried for his alleged crimes. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (Spanish)\u003cbr/\u003e\"No, he won't go to Spain. The decision is that he's not in good enough health to face trial. The question is whether he will or won't go to Chile, which will be decided after hearing representations from invited organisations.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Pablo Cabrera, Chilean Ambassador to Britain\u003cbr/\u003eBut on the Wentworth Estate in Surrey, where Pinochet has been living for most of his 15 months in Britain, there was no word from the man at the centre of the case.\u003cbr/\u003eSecurity was tight at the entrance to the exclusive residential complex, but there was no sign of the former dictator.\u003cbr/\u003eIt's believed Pinochet will want to return to Chile as soon as possible if Straw finally gives him the green light.\u003cbr/\u003e London and Wentworth, Surrey, UK - 12 January 2000 and recent\u003cbr/\u003eWestminster, London - January 12, 2000 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Protesters in front of House of Commons\u003cbr/\u003e2. Protesters chanting\u003cbr/\u003e3. Man holding placard, pan to Chilean flag\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vicente Alegria, Campaign Against Impunity in Chile spokesman\u003cbr/\u003e5. Pan from Home Office document to placard showing Pinochet loading gun  \u003cbr/\u003e6. MP Jeremy Corbyn and demonstrators approaching Home Office \u003cbr/\u003e7. Close-up Corbyn\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Member of Parliament\u003cbr/\u003e9. Cutaway placard\u003cbr/\u003e10. Corbyn and demonstrators take petition inside, pan to Home Office sign\u003cbr/\u003eCentral London - January 12, 2000 \u003cbr/\u003e11. Tilt down from top of Home Office building to entrance                            \u003cbr/\u003e12. Home Secretary Jack Straw's car enters Home Office\u003cbr/\u003e13. Jack Straw emerges from car, waves and enters building\u003cbr/\u003eCentral London - January 12, 2000 \u003cbr/\u003e14. Pan along row of newspapers\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close-up, Pinochet headline\u003cbr/\u003e16. 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