Tag Archive for 'Spain'

Mettraux Op-Ed on Garzon Indictment

The ICLB’s Guénaël Mettraux has written an op-ed in the International Herald Tribune on the indictment of Judge Baltazar Garzon. It is available here, and reproduced below:
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On May 14, the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary suspended Judge Baltasar Garzón from his functions following his indictment on charges of [...]

Judge pulls out of Franco probes

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 [...]