Baltasar Garzon

Baltasar Garzon is an investigating judge in Spain, with an established international reputation for successfully bringing cases against human rights violators, including Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and members of Al Qaeda.New York Times: Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials (March 28, 2009)

On March 27, 2009, Garzon's office took the first steps towards opening a case against six members of the Bush Administration for war crimes and torture associated with Guantanamo Bay, including Alberto Gonzales and John Yoo.New York Times: Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials (March 28, 2009)

Spain claims jurisdiction over the U.S. administration because five citizens or residents of Spain who were held at Guantanamo Bay say they were tortured there. The 98-page complaint is based on the Geneva Conventions and the 1984 Convention Against Torture.New York Times: Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials (March 28, 2009)

The six accused in the documents include Alberto Gonzales, John Yoo, William J. Haynes II, Jay S. Bybee, and Dick Cheney's chief of staff David S. Addington.New York Times: Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials (March 28, 2009)