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January 18, 2012

Judge Who Targeted Pinochet Stands Trial in Spain 
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A Spanish judge who has targeted alleged war criminals worldwide has
gone on trial in Spain on charges of overstepping his authority.
Baltasar Garzón is known for taking on international human rights
cases, with actions including ordering the arrest of former Chilean
dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998, indicting Osama bin Laden for the
9/11 attacks, and probing the abuse of U.S. prisoners at Guantánamo
Bay. But he was suspended as a judge in May 2010 and is now facing three
separate trials. On Tuesday, Garzón appeared in court to stand trial on
one of the cases, brought by two businessmen accused of bribery who say
they were illegally monitored.



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