Woman accused of Chile kidnaps asks for bail in Sydney court
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A lawyer for a woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating back to the country's 1973-1990 military dictatorship has denied in a Sydney court that she was involved in the disappearances of seven people and argued she was working in a mundane secretarial job at the time.
Adriana Rivas has been in custody since her arrest in February on a Chilean Supreme Court extradition request. She applied for release on bail on Friday in a Sydney court hearing that will continue on Monday.
Her lawyer, Frank Santisi, told the court she denies being a "co-perpetrator" and has never seen the alleged victims.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chile requested Rivas' extradition in 2014 on charges that she kidnapped seven people in 1976 and 1977. The alleged victims have never been found.