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CCR Applauds Spanish Judge’s Decision to Open New Criminal Investigation into U.S. Torture Program
April 29, 2009, New York –The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), which represents many of the men detained by the U.S. government at Guantánamo, praised Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon’s decision today to pursue a new criminal investigation into the torture conspiracy and the torture program at the base where five Spanish nationals were tortured and abused. and abuse of five men at the base.
The writ did not name specific officials as defendants but speaks of investigating the roles of those responsible for authorizing, planning and executing the torture program, particularly in light of the newly release torture memos and the Senate Armed Services Committee report. The case could lead to arrest warrants in Europe and, according to CCR attorneys, places new pressure on the Obama administration to appoint its own special prosecutor to investigate the crimes committed by former officials.
http://ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/ccr-applauds-spanish-judge’s-decision-open-new-criminal-investigation-u.s.-t
