Judge Baltasar Garzon found guilty in wiretapping case by Supreme Court in Madrid

Baltasar Garzon, Spain’s best-known judge has been found guilty of authorizing illegal recordings of lawyers’ conversations by Supreme Court in Madrid.

The judge has been banned from the legal profession for 11 years.

Baltasar Garzon, 56, is best known for his efforts to extradite the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet from London to face trial in Madrid.

He is also accused of exceeding his authority by wanting to investigate Franco-era disappearances.

That would violate a 1977 amnesty on crimes committed during General Franco’s rule.

Baltasar Garzon, Spain’s best-known judge has been found guilty of authorizing illegal recordings of lawyers' conversations by Supreme Court in Madrid

Baltasar Garzon believes that no amnesty can cover crimes against humanity.

The judge also faces a third charge, of allegedly dropping an investigation into the head of Spain’s biggest bank, Santander, after receiving payments for a course sponsored by the bank. No date has been set for that trial.

The prosecutions have been brought by private parties.

Seven judges at the Supreme Court in Madrid have been hearing the evidence.

Diane A. Wade

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