1.   A London court ruled last week that the former Chilean dictator can be extradited to Spain to stand trial on torture charges.

2.   He has been in Dakar under house arrest since being indicted on torture charges by a Sengalese court.

3.   He made the statements from the United States, where he was imprisoned on torture charges.

4.   Last week a Senegalese court indicted the exiled former dictator of Chad, Hissene Habre, on torture charges.

5.   Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, was arrested in London a year ago and faces extradition to Spain on torture charges.

6.   Reached by telephone, two different Chengde police officials refused to comment on the torture charges.

7.   Pinochet was detained in Britain a year ago on a warrant by a Spanish judge who wants to try him on torture charges.

8.   A Spanish judge wants to extradite Pinochet to Spain to try him on torture charges.

9.   An Israeli Defense Force spokesman said he could not comment on the torture charges without knowing the relevant date and place.

10.   Apsler said the U.S. government asked Zambian authorities to thoroughly investigate the torture charges.