translate English to German: Following a request by the defendant's lawyers, which referred to deterioration in Pinochet's health, the Santiago Appeal Court, on 9 July 2001, decided to temporarily suspend all legal proceedings. Based on the January 2001 medical tests, the Court ruled that Pinochet is “is not in possession of the mental capacity to allow him to enjoy the rights he is entitled to at every stage of the proceedings under the principle of due process”.
Der Geisteszustand Pinochets bleibt hingegen Gegenstand kontroverser Diskussion.