Pinochet was detained in London in October 1998 following a request by top Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, who wanted the former strongman extradited to Spain to face charges of human rights abuses committed during his 1973-1990 dictatorship.
Pinochet was released in 2000 on health grounds after spending 503 days under house arrest in London.
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had been one of his staunchest defenders, accusing Britain and Spain at the time of trying to put Pinochet on a "show trial."
Hollywood actor Will Smith has stolen a role as a charming thief in a new movie about a man blackmailed into committing crime for his country, the industry press said Wednesday.
Smith, 37, who won an Academy Award nomination for his leading role in 2001's boxing drama Ali, will take the lead role in a feature film adaptation of a four-decade-old US television series, It Takes a Thief, Daily Variety said.
The movie, based on the series that ran from 1968 to 1970 and starred actor Robert Wagner, will tell the story of a rogue who was blackmailed by his country into working for the Central Intelligence Agency.
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