Judge pulls out of Franco probes
November 18th, 2008 by Cathy Mac Daid
A top Spanish judge has pulled out of investigations into the fate of more than 100,000 people who vanished during the civil war and Franco dictatorship. Justice officials say Baltasar Garzon complied with demands that inquiries should be handled by courts in the regions where crimes were committed.
Judge Garzon announced last month [...]