Spanish judge to probe Guantanamo torture claims

[kpete]

Source: AFP


Spanish judge to probe Guantanamo torture claims
AFP
AFP - Sunday, January 31

Spain's top investigating judge Baltasar Garzon, pictured in 2009, is to probe suspected torture and ill-treatment of inmates at the US prison of Guantanamo Bay, a judical source said Saturday.

MADRID (AFP) - – Spain's top investigating judge Baltasar Garzon is to probe suspected torture and ill-treatment of inmates at the US prison of Guantanamo Bay, a judical source said Saturday.

The judge will be acting on complaints lodged by a number of associations, focussing on one prisoner, Ahmed Abderraman Hamed, who has Spanish nationality, the source added, confirming a report published in daily El Pais

Three other detainees, Moroccan Lahcen Ikasrrien, Palestinian Jamiel Abdulatif al-Banna and Libyan Omar Deghayes would also be concerned as they had links with Spain.

In 2005 Spain declared itself competent to investigate any crime committed abroad, but after diplomatic problems the scope of the inquiries was reduced in 2009.

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[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[Jefferson23]

2. K&R, Way to go Garzon for justice.

[EFerrari]

3. Excellent.

K&R

[pattmarty]

4. I guess we'll let the Spanish do ALL the heavy lifting for the US in...........

...........this disgusting part of our history.

[No Elephants]

5. Spain investigates Gitmo, Scotland wants to prosecute Blair and the D of J

exonerates Bybee and Yoo, all on the first page of LBN today.

I don't know why Europe wants to look back instead of only forward.

In fact, why would any prosecutor want to look back?

https://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.5074883/k.842C/Make_a_donation/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp

[sabrina 1]

6. The Spanish Court said they would to see

if the US would deal with their own torture criminals. Sad that the rest of the world has to do what the US will not do itself. Our torturers are teaching college courses and appearing as respected guests on TV.

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

7. For those follwing the progress

of this case, Judge Garzon will begin hearing testimony in about 2 weeks...

Stay tuned.

[fascisthunter]

8. If Blair gets Nailed

this could start a wave of prosecutions against other folks involved.