In praise of… Judge Baltasar Garzón | Editorial

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In praise of… Judge Baltasar Garzón | Editorial

The man who tried to extradite Pinochet from Britain for human rights abuses faces professional exile in his native SpainA number of countries around the world have reason to be grateful for the unstinting efforts of a Spanish judge who finds himself on trial. Judge Baltasar Garzón’s 1998 attempt to extradite General Pinochet from Britain to face charges of human rights abuses relating to the 1973 coup in Chile brought two judgments from the law lords allowing his extradition, and sparked a similar round of cases in Santiago.