CHILE · JUSTICE
Key Facts
—What happened: Chile’s prosecutors and two state agencies want judges to void the acquittal of eight defendants in the long-running SQM case.
—The scale: SQM stands for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile and faced an eleven-year financing probe.
—What it means: Prosecutors say the trial judges showed bias, prejudice and a lack of impartiality in their ruling.







