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Baltasar Garzón

Baltasar Garzón

Spanish former judge

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  • 5d ago

    Spanish court keeps US-sought philanthropist Fergie Chambers in jail over flight risk

    Spain's National Court rejected the defence appeal against provisional detention, ruling that his economic capacity creates a flight risk that bail and passport withdrawal cannot offset. The US extradition hearing has not yet been held.

  • Jun 1

    Villarejo Claims Rajoy 'Took Advantage' of Kitchen Operation to Seize Sensitive Information, Sparking Courtroom Drama

    Former commissioner José Manuel Villarejo testified that ex-PM Mariano Rajoy exploited a legitimate police operation to intercept information that could affect him, claiming other officials were deceived by Rajoy's 'genius.'

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