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Spanish Judge Begins Torture Probe

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Under "universal jurisdiction" a Spanish judge begins investigating the torture practices of the Bush administration

A Spanish judge has started a criminal investigation into suspected torture of detainees in the base at Guantanamo and said he would target both US military personnel and those who issued their orders.

Judge Baltasar Garzon, who once tried to extradite former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, said he based his case on testimony in his court by four former Guantanamo detainees who complained of physical and mental abuse at the base in Cuba.

He called Guantanamo a legal "limbo" and as such fell under universal jurisdiction, allowing him to investigate what went on in the base which US President Barack Obama has promised to close, Click Here http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/2374460/Spanish-judge-starts-Guantanamo-torture-probe           

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