Spanish judge Mr Baltasar Garzon has ordered the arrest of Chile's former defence minister Mr Hernan Julio Brady, who served under dictator General Augusto Pinochet, judicial sources said today.
Mr Garzon, whose order is opposed by the Spanish public prosecutor, wants to question Mr Brady in connection with the torture and killing of Spanish diplomat Mr Carmelo Soria during Pinochet's rule.
Mr Garzon failed last year in an attempt to extradite Pinochet himself to Spain to face human rights charges.