London - Lawyers acting for Gen Augusto Pinochet are seeking to overthrow the historic House of Lords ruling against the former Chilean dictator on the grounds that the wife of one of the Law Lords works for Amnesty International.
They are believed to be seeking the annulment on the grounds that Lady Gillian Hoffman, the wife of Lord Hoffman - who cast the deciding vote that found Gen Pinochet was not immune from prosecution - is an administrative assistant with the human rights organisation in London. Last night Chilean sources disclosed that submissions sent to the Home Office by Mr Kingsley Knapley, the solicitors acting for Gen Pinochet, claim that Lady Hoffman's position at Amnesty questions the validity of the Law Lords ruling.