The PCE filed with the TS a lawsuit against Aznar and Palacios Trillo
Friday, April 3, 2009
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MADRID, April 3. (IRIN) - The PCE, beside the 'Aznar Trial Platform' presented this morning before Supreme Court complaint formally signed by hundreds of citizens before notary on 31 March, calling responsibility José María Aznar, and then defense and foreign ministers, Federico Trillo and Ana Palacio, to "put Spain into the war in Iraq." Moreover, the plaintiffs accuse the three popular leaders the 192 dead in 11-M as a result of their support for military intervention.
At the door of the Supreme Court focused thirty supporters and signatories of the charge carrying banners saying "No to impunity, prosecute Aznar." Also, some of them carrying pictures of hands with red paint simulating blood next to the name of former president Government. Among those present econtrar PCE general secretary, Francisco Frutos.
"It was absolutely necessary, this is a complaint should not be prescribed, is the human rights complaint against this crime against humanity case which is responsible Aznar," said Fruits in statements to the media after presented in the complaint. "He hoped the Supreme Court be able to read what happens in the world, you know eye contact 80 percent of English citizens, who at that time was against the war even above ideology," he said.
Another of the signatories of the complaint that came today was Isabel Casanova TS, mother one of the deaths of 11-M. "For me it one day five years ago that I'm smiling, we deserve this is admissible, because the dead have put us," said visibly moved. "I hope the court will know the children look like this woman who was killed as a direct responsibility for the action of Aznar and his government in the war in Iraq," he said Frutos.
The text of the charge filed with the Supreme Court says literally that Spain's involvement was "total and absolute" in the tragedy of the Iraq war. Not just for military support in war, but also by political and logistical elements, prove, as the precursors of the initiative, the meeting between Aznar and Bush in Crawford and the Azores before the invasion.
"11-M, A CONSEQUENCE OF WAR
The lawsuit also claims that the March 11 attacks were a direct result of Spain's participation in the war. Specifically, one of the lawyers Augustine Moran explained that "six years after" the lawsuit seeks "to defend peace and democracy." He said his action aims Aznar's complaint "for three crimes."
"The first has to do with the declaration of war regardless of what the Constitution establishes and provides for the crime of high treason, a second offense for all the death and devastation orign by the decisions of the invasion of Iraq, thousands and thousands of deaths and destruction of property and finally also charged by the 192 2000 dead and wounded who were following the attacks of 11-M because it is proved that there is a causal link between that attack and the English state involvement in the invasion of Iraq, "said the lawyer.
The Article 588 of the Penal Code prescribes a penalty of imprisonment of 15 to 20 years for members of the Government, without complying with the provisions of the Constitution, declare war or peace sign.
Support for this complaint was recently made with companies, which already number more than 20,000, before a notary of Madrid. Any citizen can support the initiative by going to a notary to give powers to prosecutors. It is also possible to join the lawsuit after filing, attending the Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court the day to enable for it.
The driving force behind the initiative is the 'Platform Aznar Trial', which encompasses different social groups and which is also the former general coordinator of IU and former secretary general of the PCE, Julio Anguita, and many others political and public figures on the left.
this platform has been developing its work in a discrete form since May 2007 and the same are integrated various groups, among which there are several lawyers. In fact, prosecutors announced today the presence of Angus in the filing of the complaint, but ultimately it was not due to personal problems.
More information on the website of the Platform Aznar Trial: http://www.juicioaaznar.net/
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