A Chilean court on Saturday ordered the release on bail of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's widow, five children and former associates, two days after they were arrested on corruption charges. Judge Juan Eduardo Fuentes said the three member-panel unanimously agreed to allow 23 relatives and associates of the Gen. Augusto Pinochet to be freed and set bails ranging from US$200 to US$590 (¤140 to ¤415). The appeals court ruling upheld Friday's decision by a judge to grant them bail. Pinochet's two sons _ Augusto and Marco Antonio _ and the former ruler's secretary, Monica Ananias, were exempted from payment because they had already posted bail in an earlier stage of the case. All the suspects were to be released as soon as prison authorities were notified of the ruling and bails were posted.
