Pinochet, who died in 2006, never faced a full trial for crimes committed during his 17-year dictatorship, when the government killed about 3,000 people and tortured another 28,000 -- most of them suspected leftists.
President Michelle Bachelet and her mother were among those tortured.
About 200,000 people fled into exile during the Pinochet years.
Rights groups and the relatives of the dictatorship's victims say Chile's wheels of justice are turning too slowly, and have accused the armed forces of shielding their own.
Only about 24 security officials have been convicted of crimes, nearly two decades after the dictatorship ended, while nearly 500 are under investigation.
What a shame. Hope they live long enough to go to prison.
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