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...besieging the town for several hours. In the end, the government arrested all 23 as members of the directorate of Batasuna, the political arm of ETA, the armed group that seeks to separate the Basque provinces from the Kingdom of Spain. The action against Batasuna was ordered by Judge Baltasar Garzon who is investigating the links between ETA and Batasuna. It was those same allegedly links that got Batasuna banned as a political party...
...outskirts of Madrid, because none of the regular court rooms was large enough to accommodate the trial. The hearing lasted almost three months, and the three judges have been considering their verdict since July 6. Although he was not mentioned by name, high-profile investigating magistrate Judge Baltasar Garzón was criticized by the president of the court for the use of irregular telephone tapping in preparing the case...
...arrest in May on a U.S. extradition warrant. The British indictment will now take precedence. On the Alert SPAIN Antiterror police asked Switzerland to extradite Algerian Mohamed Achraf, alleged ringleader of a group of Islamic extremists suspected of plotting to blow up Madrid's National Court. Spanish examining magistrate Baltasar Garzón questioned eight suspected members of the gang arrested in nationwide swoops, and a further 10 Islamic extremists already serving jail sentences for offenses unrelated to terrorism. Officials said the arrests were not connected to the March 11 Madrid bombings. Near-Death Experience POLAND Parliament rejected by just...
...tiny dungeon in the cellar of Dutroux's house where they were abused as children in 1996. By testifying now, they hope to find justice for themselves and four girls whose bodies were found in gardens of Dutroux's homes; he denies murdering them. Terror Errors SPAIN Judge Baltasar Garzón indicted fugitive Moroccan Amer Azizi on charges of helping to plan the September 2001 attacks on the U.S., making him the first person to be officially tied to both Sept. 11 and the Madrid bombings in March. Garzón's indictment also revealed that security services earlier...
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, famous for indicting former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, spoke to a crowd of 150 at Harvard Law School last night, asking for greater international cooperation in combating terrorism...