This article refers to Garzon's prosecution of the "Bush 6" (Yoo, Bybee, et al) in the
past-tense. Did I miss it?
Judge who pursued Pinochet to go on trial
FIONA GOVAN
April 9, 2010
A crusading Spanish judge known for trying to extradite the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet from Britain is to go on trial for abuse of power after starting an investigation into crimes perpetrated under the Spanish dictator Franco.
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He came to prominence in the late 1990s with the Pinochet campaign. He also investigated atrocities by Argentina's former military regime, charged Osama bin Laden over the September 11 attacks and
pursued US authorities over torture allegations in Guantanamo Bay.
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http://www.smh.com.au/world/judge-who-pursued-pinochet-to-go-on-trial-20100408-rv6n.html
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