The Inspection Service of the judicial body, the CGPJ, does not believe that judge Baltasar Garzón can be punished for participating in the hunting trip with former Justice Minister Mariano Fernández Bermejo. The Inspection Service do not believe his conduct was in breach of the Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial (LOPJ) – Law of Judicial Power – and are making …
National Court confirms judge Garzón cannot investigate Civil War disappearances
In plenary session, the Criminal Division of the National Court has formally declared that judge Baltasar Garzón has no jurisdiction to investigate the disappearances that occurred during the Civil War and the subsequent Franco regime. The decsision was taken after four hours of debate, the vote being 14 in favour and 3 against the decision. Judge Garzón began his investigations …
Court orders halt to Civil War exhumations
The criminal division of the National Court has ordered a halt to the exhumation of mass graves from the Civil War and Franco period at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The exhumations had been ordered by Judge Baltasar Garzón after he declared himself competent to carry out investigations into the whereabouts of over 100,000 people who ‘disappeared’ during …