Endgültiges Aus für Garzón
Prominenter spanischer Richter des Amtes enthoben
NZZ ONLINE: Der prominente spanische Richter Baltasar Garzón ist am Montag des Amtes enthoben worden. Vor knapp zwei Wochen war gegen ihn bereits ein 11-jähriges Berufsverbot erlassen worden. Garzón ist durch seine Ermittlungen zu den Gräueltaten während der Franco-Zeit bekannt geworden.

Der prominenteste spanische Richter Baltasar Garzón darf seinen Beruf nicht mehr ausüben. Die zuständige Richterkommission in Madrid beschloss am Montag, den umstrittenen Richter seines Amtes zu entheben. » | sda/dpa | Montag, 20. Februar 2012

Baltasar Garzón: Judge On Trial - Video Profile
This film follows Baltasar Garzón, a Spanish judge best known for having Chile's General Pinochet arrested, during his suspension from his job charged with an abuse of power. His trial marks a decisive moment for Garzón's career, for Spain's judicial system, and for the justice for which Garzón has become a standard-bearer

Read the article here | Giles Tremlett in Madrid | Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Charismatic Judge Who Pursued Spain's Fascist Assassins Finds Himself on Trial
THE OBSERVER: Powerful enemies are attempting to unseat the 'superjudge' who tried to bring the death squads of Franco's dictatorship to book

The Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, who dared to investigate the atrocities of the Franco dictatorship. Photo: The Observer
The crowd gathered outside Madrid's national court was loud and angry. "The world has been turned upside down," they cried. "The fascists are judging the judge!" Some carried photographs of long-dead relatives, killed by rightwing death squads in Spain's brutal civil war in the 1930s. Others bore placards bearing the name of the hero they wanted to save, the controversial "superjudge" Baltasar Garzón.

Pedro Romero de Castilla carried a picture of his grandfather, Wenceslao – a former stationmaster taken away from his home in the western city of Mérida and shot by a death squad at the service of Generalísimo Francisco Franco's rightwing military rebels 74 years ago. The family have never found his body.

Garzón, he explained, had dared to investigate the atrocities of 36 years of Franco's dictatorship and now, as a result, he faces trial for allegedly abusing his powers. "My grandfather's case is one that Garzón wanted to investigate," he said. "He's a brave and intelligent judge, but now the right are out to get him." >>> Giles Tremlett Madrid | Sunday, April 25, 2010

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LE FIGARO: Espagne: le juge Garzon fait appel >>> AFP | Samedi 10 Avril 2010

THE TELEGRAPH: Crusading Spanish Judge Balthasar Garzon Faces Trial Over Franco Probe >>> Fiona Govan in Madrid | Wednesday, April 07, 2010

«Tyrannenjäger» in Spanien als Richter abgesetzt: Garzón wird wegen Ermittlungen zur Franco-Diktatur der Prozess gemacht
NZZ ONLINE: Der als «Tyrannenjäger» bekannte spanische Ermittlungsrichter Baltasar Garzón ist bis auf weiteres vom Dienst suspendiert. Dies entschied Spaniens oberstes Richtergremium (CGPJ) nach Medienberichten am Freitag auf einer Sondersitzung in Madrid.

Spaniens oberstes Richtergremium reagierte auf den Entscheid des Obersten Gerichtshofes vom Mittwoch, Garzón wegen seiner Ermittlungen zu den Verbrechen der Franco-Diktatur (1939-1975) den Prozess zu machen. Garzón wird damit bis auf weiteres vom Dienst suspendiert. >>> sda/dpa/afp/ddp | Freitag, 14. Mai 2010

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Solidarität mit Richter Garzón: Kundgebungen in Spanien für den von Franco-Anhängern drangsalierten Juristen
NZZ am SONNTAG: Dem bekanntesten spanischen Strafverfolger drohen wegen seiner Ermittlungen zur Franco- Diktatur ein Prozess und die Suspendierung. Dagegen haben Spanier am Samstag in über zwanzig Städten protestiert.

Zehntausende Spanier haben am Samstag ihre Solidarität mit Baltasar Garzón demonstriert. Unter den Teilnehmern der zentralen Veranstaltung in Madrid waren viele Nachkommen von Franco-Opfern, die Fotos ermordeter Familienangehöriger hochhielten. Zu den Protestmärschen unter dem Motto «Gegen die Straflosigkeit der Franco-Diktatur» hatten Opferverbände aufgerufen. Sie wurden von Intellektuellen, darunter der Schriftstellerin Almudena Grandes und dem Regisseur Pedro Almodóvar, unterstützt.

Der Oscarpreisträger Almodóvar sagte zum Schluss der Veranstaltung, die Würde der Opfer stehe auf dem Spiel. In einem Manifest äusserte er sich besorgt über die Konsequenzen des gegen Garzón eingeleiteten Verfahrens: «Dieser Prozess verachtet den Schmerz von Kindern und Enkeln und macht den Wunsch Hunderttausender spanischer Familien nach Gerechtigkeit zunichte.» >>> Cornelia Derichsweiler, Madrid | Sonntag, 25. April 2010

THE OBSERVER: Charismatic Judge Who Pursued Spain's Fascist Assassins Finds Himself on Trial >>> Giles Tremlett Madrid | Sunday, April 25, 2010

Espagne: le juge Garzon fait appel
LE FIGARO: Le juge espagnol Baltasar Garzon a fait appel aujourd'hui de la décision d'un juge du Tribunal suprême de le déférer en justice pour avoir voulu enquêter sur les disparus de la guerre civile espagnole et de la dictature franquiste en ignorant une loi d'amnistie générale, a annoncé son avocat. >>> AFP | Samedi 10 Avril 2010

ZEIT ONLINE: Spanien – Solidarität für Baltasar Garzón: Arrogant, stur, unbestechlich – der spanische "Superrichter" und Kämpfer für Menschenrechte hat viele Feinde in aller Welt. Sie wollen ihn jetzt zum Schweigen bringen. >>> Von Werner A. Perger | Montag, 12. April 2010

Spanish Judge Defends Probe into Franco-era
The world-renowned Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón has defiantly rejected charges of abuse of power for opening an investigation into Franco-era crimes. Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela reports.

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Austria Arrests Former Neo-Nazi Leader Gottfried Kuessel Over Website
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Former Austrian neo-Nazi leader Gottfried Kuessel has been arrested in connection with a probe into a website targeted by the country's strict anti-Nazi law.

Mr Kuessel, 52, former leader of the now-banned neo-Nazi group VAPO, was believed to be one of the main figures behind the alpen-donau.info website, a key forum for Austria's neo-Nazi movement that was shut down in March.

Half a dozen house searches were conducted late on Monday in Vienna and southern Styria province, during which investigators seized documents, computers, hard-disks, weapons and Nazi paraphernalia, Vienna prosecution spokesman Thomas Vecsey said.

Mr Kuessel and a second person were arrested overnight, he added.

The prosecution said it had received help from US investigators to gain access to the website's servers, which were based in the United States and were long out of reach for the Austrian authorities. » | Wednesday, April 13, 2011

KURIER.AT: U-Haft für Gottfried Küssel: Der bekannte Rechtsextremist wurde als mutmaßlicher Drahtzieher der Alpen-Donau-Homepage verhaftet. » | Dienstag, 12. April 2011

MAIL ONLINE: The far right is on the march again: the rise of Fascism in Austria – In Austria's recent general election, nearly 30 per cent of voters backed extremist right-wing parties. Live visits the birthplace of Hitler to investigate how Fascism is once again threatening to erupt across Europe. » | Billy Briggs | Wednesday, March 18, 2009

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: British neo-Nazis plotted to kill Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón: A British based neo-Nazi group allegedly plotted to assassinate one of Spain's leading judges over his attempt to investigate the crimes of Spanish dictator Gen Francisco Franco, it has emerged. » | Fiona Govan, Madrid | Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon Acquitted in Franco-era Crime Probe

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Judge Baltasar Garzon was cleared by Spain's Supreme Court on Monday of overstepping his authority when he ordered an investigation into crimes committed during the Franco era.

The case against Spain's highest profile judge had highlighted divisions in the country over examination of its darkest era and saw thousands of people take to the streets in support of the magistrate.

The important ruling cleared Mr Garzon of abusing his judicial powers by launching the investigation into the disappearance of 114,000 by Gen Francisco Franco's forces.

Mr Garzon had argued that such atrocities – crimes against humanity – could not be subject to a 1977 Amnesty covering the Franco era and that the relatives of victims deserved justice.

But the verdict of not guilty, passed by 6-1 on the seven judge panel, appeared to be based on a technicality of the law – that the judge had committed an error when he opened the investigation but that it did not constitute a crime.

"He misinterpreted Spanish law but did not knowingly and arbitrarily violate the limits of his jurisdiction ... as would be required for a conviction" the Supreme Court justices said in a 63-page ruling. » | Fiona Govan, Madrid | Monday, February 27, 2012

THE GUARDIAN: Baltasar Garzón cleared over investigation into Franco-era crimes: Former Spanish judge declared not guilty by supreme court after facing charges described as 'ill-advised' by Human Rights Watch » | Giles Tremlett in Madrid | Monday, February 27, 2012

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