Any notion that Britain itself was keen to lock up the general should have vanished with the revelation that he had been visiting Britain not only to mend his bad back but also as the guest of a British arms maker, Royal Ordnance.

ECONOMIST: General Pinochet

In April last year, Capt Lisa Jade Head, from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps died in a UK hospital from injuries suffered in an explosion while clearing roadside bombs in the Nahr-e Saraj area.

BBC: Royal Marine and British soldier killed in Afghanistan