Letelier v. Republic of Chile
Citation
488 F. Supp. 665 (D.D.C. 1980)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
Chile’s assassination of a former cabinet minister on U.S. soil was not a protected sovereign act under the FSIA; torture and assassination are not the “discretionary function” of a foreign state entitled to immunity, and the noncommercial tort exception applied because the act occurred in the United States.
Significance
Early FSIA case applying the noncommercial tort exception to terrorism; established that state-sponsored assassination on U.S. soil does not enjoy sovereign immunity.