National Court confirms judge Garzón cannot investigate Civil War disappearances

In plenary session, the Criminal Division of the National Court has formally declared that judge Baltasar Garzón has no jurisdiction to investigate the disappearances that occurred during the Civil War and the subsequent Franco regime. The decsision was taken after four hours of debate, the vote being 14 in favour and 3 against the decision. Judge Garzón began his investigations …