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...world's most renowned judges has just landed on the other side of the bench. Spanish National Court magistrate Baltasar Garzón, best known for ordering former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's arrest and extradition for crimes against humanity, was indicted Wednesday by his own country's Supreme Court. Charged with knowingly overreaching his jurisdiction when he opened an investigation into another dictator's crimes - in this case, Spain's Francisco Franco - Garzón has been suspended from his job while he awaits the start of his criminal trial...
...just jump over the laws of the country," says Miguel Bernad, secretary general of Manos Limpias (Clean Hands), the group that filed the complaint against Garzón for alleged prevarication - or knowingly issuing erroneous judgments. "And in Spain, we have an amnesty law," he adds. Passed by the Spanish parliament in 1977, the amnesty law prevents the prosecution of perpetrators of crimes and their collaborators during the dictatorship, and is at the heart of a so-called "pact of silence" that eased the way for a peaceful transition to democracy...
...convict Argentine military officer Adolfo Scilingo of crimes against humanity in 2005. Last year, the judge also investigated six officials of President George W. Bush's administration for their alleged roles in what he called the "systematic program" of torture at Guantánamo Bay. (Read: "Will a Spanish Judge Bring Bush-Era Figures to Justice...
...among some conservative Spanish politicians and lawyers, Garzón's high profile is viewed with disdain. "He's not a typical judge," says Araceli Manjón-Cabeza, a professor of criminal law at Madrid's Cumplutense University and a colleague of Garzón's. "And the Spanish judiciary doesn't typically look well on magistrates who draw attention to themselves." That may be an understatement. There are currently two other pending cases against the judge in addition to the one involving the Franco investigation. Garzón is also being investigated for dismissing financial misappropriation charges against...
...lighthearted, the number segues into weighty issues. Grocery bagger Roberto Nuñez (Joe J. Vitti ’10) reminisces on his life as an immigrant child, picking the crops that “ended up in that fine salad” of his complaining customer. His Spanish musical number “Un Mejor Dia Vendra” portrays Nuñez’s struggle with American identity honestly and sensitively...