Alleged Dictator’s Agent Turned Nanny to Be Extradited

An immigrant in her 70s has lost a seven-year legal fight to avoid extradition to Chile over kidnapping allegations during Augusto Pinochet’s rule.

A judge's gavel rests on top of a desk in a courtroom in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 3, 2009. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A former Sydney nanny will be extradited to Chile to face court over kidnapping allegations after losing her seven-year battle to remain in Australia.

Adriana Elcira Rivas emigrated to Australia in the late 1970s and worked as a nanny in the eastern suburb of Bondi before she was arrested by the New South Wales (NSW) Police in 2019 at the request of the Chilean government.