Steve_j
9th April 2010, 16:15
GENERALISIMO Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain for 36 years, may be laughing in his grave. An attempt by Baltasar Garzn, a magistrate renowned for his crusades against human-rights abusers, to investigate atrocities committed by Franco and his henchmen is set to produce a trialbut of Mr Garzn himself.
On April 7th a magistrate ruled that Spain's best-known judge should answer allegations that his investigation had overstepped judicial powers. Mr Garzn can appeal against the decision, but few now expect him to avoid trial, possibly within the next few months. Within weeks, perhaps days, Mr Garzn's fellow judges are expected to suspend him from his job at Madrid's National Court for the period of the trial. A further suspension, of up to 20 years, may come if they find him guilty of overextending his powers during his attempt, in 2008, to investigate the disappearance of 113,000 of Franco's victims. Mr Garzn will defend himself. We judges are like any other citizen and must comply with the rules, he said last month. But his 23-year career as an investigating magistrate may be over.
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15875987
The mutual amnesty after the death of Franco unfortunatly left alot of facists in positions of power, police, military, judical system ect. Not looking good for this guy.
On April 7th a magistrate ruled that Spain's best-known judge should answer allegations that his investigation had overstepped judicial powers. Mr Garzn can appeal against the decision, but few now expect him to avoid trial, possibly within the next few months. Within weeks, perhaps days, Mr Garzn's fellow judges are expected to suspend him from his job at Madrid's National Court for the period of the trial. A further suspension, of up to 20 years, may come if they find him guilty of overextending his powers during his attempt, in 2008, to investigate the disappearance of 113,000 of Franco's victims. Mr Garzn will defend himself. We judges are like any other citizen and must comply with the rules, he said last month. But his 23-year career as an investigating magistrate may be over.
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15875987
The mutual amnesty after the death of Franco unfortunatly left alot of facists in positions of power, police, military, judical system ect. Not looking good for this guy.