アメリカ合衆国政府は、2003年4月のイラクのバグダッドへの侵略攻撃で、アメリカ軍の戦車の3人の兵士が砲弾でパレスチナ ホテルを攻撃し、スペインのテレビ局テレ5のカメラまんのホセ=コウス Jose Cous を殺害したアメリカ軍兵士の名前を公表せず
EE UU rechaza facilitar al juez datos de quienes mataron a Couso
Pedraz pedirá al Poder Judicial que suspenda la reciprocidad con Washington
La Audiencia es competente
José Antonio Hernández Madrid 5 FEB 2007
U.S. judge refuses to provide the information of who killed Couso
Pedraz asked the judiciary to suspend reciprocity with Washington
The Court has jurisdiction
José Antonio Hernández Madrid 5 FEB 2007
United States did not provide the judge of the Audiencia Nacional Santiago Pedraz affiliation of three U.S. soldiers killed in April 2003 of Tele 5 cameraman José Couso . The press counselor of the Embassy in Spain , John Law , said that his country already investigated this matter and that the Spanish Government was informed of the result. In the absence of response , the judge Pedraz this negative studies raise the Criminal Division of the High Court and the judiciary to the reciprocity agreement and judicial cooperation between Spain and the United States suspended.
moreThe studies ask the National Court GCJ suspension of cooperation with the U.S.
The judge asked Pedraz writing 10 days ago to the U.S. Embassy to officially facilitate affiliation data - name, age , residence address ... - of the three soldiers accused of killing Couso during the invasion of Baghdad ( Iraq ) with a good tank. So far, there has been no response. John Law , press counselor of the Embassy of the United States , explained that the death of Couso " and was investigated ." This newspaper asked why Law Judge was not provided the data it had requested . Law 's response was: " It was an investigation in 2003 and have given the results of that investigation to the appropriate Spanish authorities , the Ministry of Justice."
"What this research concludes ? " .
" The soldiers acted in accordance to the rules of engagement in force in the area ," he added .
"But it will provide the data requested by the judge ? " .
"Our response is what I said ."
Judge Pedraz has not only written request affiliation of these soldiers . One of the officers of his court , the Central No. 1 , got on the phone with the Embassy on Wednesday to remind the request already included in writing. On the afternoon of Wednesday, this newspaper spoke to Law , which merely give the above answer.
The judge needs the affiliation of the three military decree against them to arrest and search international catch. Only has their names: Sergeant Thomas Gibson , Captain Philip Wolford and Lt. Col. Philip de Camp.
The judge has asked Interpol to classify them in a situation of international search and capture. Replied that Interpol can not until you supply the complete affiliations. Hence the request of the judge to the U.S. Embassy , so far without success.
Asked by this newspaper , the judge said it is considering raising both the General Council of the Judiciary and the Criminal Division of the National Court a proposal to suspend the cooperation agreement and judicial reciprocity between Spain and the United UU . This proposal , if accepted, is not trivial . Almost constantly get requests for U.S. judges to Spain , and particularly to the High Court , requesting cooperation .
letters rogatory
Apart from requests for a related major drug people lately have come is interrogated dozens of letters rogatory judges U.S. to investigate complaints by citizens of that country in connection with the scam Nigerian letters ( false Awards lottery that are made from Spain and other European countries via internet). A judge of the Plaza de Castilla in Madrid , said: . " When we receive requests from foreign counterparts , many U.S. , act with the utmost speed and friendliness What would an American judge if you ask us something and we say that our government has already investigated ... " , this judge who has handled letters rogatory U.S. asks.
Judge Pedraz recently reactivated the international arrest warrant for the purposes of extradition of three U.S. military . José Couso 's death occurred on April 8, 2003 . He was shot dead tank . The missile was launched from Ml Abrams tank against room balcony of your room on the 15th floor of the Palestine Hotel , where informatively covering the capture of Baghdad by U.S..
The Court has jurisdiction
Pedraz The judge's order for the arrest of the three soldiers charged with the death of Jose Couso lapsed when the High Court held that it had no jurisdiction in this case. However, Couso 's family appealed to the Supreme Court and it ruled that the High Court judge Pedraz competente.El itself is attributed to these three soldiers a crime against the international community and one of murder. Couso was considered a civilian protected by the Geneva Convention of 1949. The warrant prevent these military travel freely around the world . General Pinochet was detained in London result of an order issued by Judge Garzón.Estados States, which does not recognize the International Criminal Court does not usually extradite its citizens. Sometimes it has negotiated impunity before going to war.
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