Baltasar Garzón, a world-famous spanish judge is being suspended as the Audiencia Nacional, Spain's highest criminal court, accuses him of overreaching his powers after deciding to open a public investigation on crimes committed during the spanish civil war, and during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
It is not exactly clear as to why he decided to open an investigation after nation wide amnesty was granted to all participants in both conflicts. Garzon has exhumed 2 mass graves of some of the 100,000 disappeared spanish citizens, and decided to openly discuss the events of 1936-39 and 1939-75.
A 1977 Amnesty Coalition investigated both conflicts in detail and eventually closed both cases. For that reason, Garzon is being accused of abusing his power.
I personally feel Garzon's reputable name is far too great to be shattered after simply re-opening investigations. As one of the most credible judges in Spain, Garzon issued arrest warrants for people like Augusto Pinochet (an ex spanish dictator) who resided in England at the time of his arrest. It has been made clear that Garzon is very liked by the spanish people. -Habeas Moubarak
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