« UN Internal Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) Concludes 33 Cases in First Session | Main | Nancy Paterson »
April 8, 2010
Spanish Judge Indicted
The Spanish judge who gained international recognition for pursuing cases against dictators such as General Augusto Pinochet of Chile was indicted yesterday in Spain on charges of abusing his powers. He had been investigating the disappearances and deaths of thousands of people during Spanish Civil War and the subsequnet Franco regime. The indictiment reportedly alleges that Judge Garzon overstepped his authority in October 2008 while he was investigating those crimes.
(mew)
April 8, 2010 | Permalink
TrackBack
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341bfae553ef01347fbbe362970c
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Spanish Judge Indicted:
