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Spain’s top judge goes on trial
Baltasar Garzón, who ordered the arrest of General Pinochet, is to face three trials, but supporters claim he is being persecutedSpain’s most famous judge, the charismatic and controversial investigating magistrate Baltasar Garzón, is set to appear in court on Tuesday to face charges that may bring his career to an abrupt and dramatic end. The magistrate who ordered the arrest of Chile’s General Augusto Pinochet in London and who battled corruption, state terrorism, drug clans and Basque terrorism in Spain, will be struck off as a magistrate for 17 years if his fellow judges decide he has knowingly abused his powers.
published date:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:14:13 GMT