A judge lauded for cross-border cases against the likes of one-time Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has been indicted over jailhouse wiretaps between suspects and lawyers. Last year, the judge was charged with violating his jurisdiction during a probe of civilian deaths and disappearances during the Spanish Civil War.
April 13, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Spanish judge lauded for his work chasing international suspects for alleged crimes against humanity found himself indicted again on Monday — this time for improperly ordering wiretaps of conversations between jailed suspects and their lawyers.
The decision by the Supreme Court is another stinging setback for Judge Baltasar Garzon, renowned for cross-border justice cases against one-time Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and Osama bin Laden.
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