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    JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article...1733_3214.html

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8682948.stm

    I've been following this for a (short) while and I know there were some pretty intense demonstrations in favour of him in Spain but I'd never thought he would actually be suspended! It's insane and we're in Europe!
    Aznar and his acolytes must be very happy

    He risks 20 years of suspension and he is 54.so that's pretty much says it.
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    http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article...ens_id=1350892

    and I forgot to mention not just suspended but judged too!!!
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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    Europe's way of remembering the world that decency and principles will actually work against you nowadays.
    Sad day for the independence of powers in Spain.

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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    Quote Originally Posted by ponchi101 View Post
    Europe's way of remembering the world that decency and principles will actually work against you nowadays.
    Sad day for the independence of powers in Spain.
    I agree and I still don't understand how this is possible.
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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    I haven't really been following, but I saw that a couple days ago he wanted to take leave to go work for the ICC. I wonder if the whole thing was a plan to get him out of office (I'm sure he has plenty of high-powered enemies) and when the ICC plan fell through, this was the other option


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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    Quote Originally Posted by mmmm8 View Post
    I haven't really been following, but I saw that a couple days ago he wanted to take leave to go work for the ICC. I wonder if the whole thing was a plan to get him out of office (I'm sure he has plenty of high-powered enemies) and when the ICC plan fell through, this was the other option
    What do you mean "the ICC plan fell through"? Isn't his next move still supposed to be working for the ICC?

    But yeah, really sad turn of events.

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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    Quote Originally Posted by rabbit View Post
    What do you mean "the ICC plan fell through"? Isn't his next move still supposed to be working for the ICC?

    But yeah, really sad turn of events.
    Is he going to be allowed to?

    I'm just saying someone wants him out of Spain's judicial system and this is what it's about.


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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    "But some on the right accuse Mr Garzon of launching cases that are politically motivated."

    Comments like this always make me immediately suspicious.

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    He is due to face trial on charges that he abused his powers by opening an inquiry in 2008 into crimes committed during Francisco Franco's rule.
    I think this says it all.
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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    Quote Originally Posted by Ti-Amie View Post
    I think this says it all.
    Yes, indeed. How dare he try to bring powerful mass murderers to face justice, ah? Clearly the man is raving mad.

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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    Quote Originally Posted by ponchi101 View Post
    Yes, indeed. How dare he try to bring powerful mass murderers to face justice, ah? Clearly the man is raving mad.
    They don't want to confront it. Kinda like Arizona. How dare you teach minorities that they have been oppressed. History that might portray us in a bad light must be ignored!

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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    Why does any one want to bother with the truth anyhow?
    Open wide.

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    Re: JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON SUSPENDED

    http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...,5127972.story

    I was waiting for the Anglo-saxon press to take it up.
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