El caso Couso
Cable sobre el avance del procedimiento judicial por el 'caso Couso'
EE UU anuncia que tomará medidas si se imputa a sus militares por la muerte del periodista
| ID: | 19029 |
| Date: | 2004-07-23 08:24:00 |
| Origin: | 04MADRID2804 |
| Source: | Embassy Madrid |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Dunno: | 04STATE154176 |
| Destination: | This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. |
C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002804 SIPDIS SECDEF PLEASE PASS TO ODS: AJTORRES AND JCS: SYIKE E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/22/2014 TAGS: PREL, SP, ODPC SUBJECT: SPAIN: LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL TO FM MORATINOS REF: STATE 154176 Classified By: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES J. ROBERT MANZANARES FOR REASONS 1.4 ( B) AND (D) 1. (C) Charge Manzanares July 22 delivered to acting foreign minister Bernardino Leon Secretary Powell's letter to FM Moratinos (Reftel). The Secretary's letter responded to Moratinos' letter of June 4 on the case of Spanish journalist Couso, who was killed in the Palestine Hotel incident in Iraq last year. Leon thanked Charge for the response, noting that the Moratinos letter had been sent in an attempt to respond to a request to the Spanish government from the Couso family. Leon expected no further action on this issue from the GOS. 2. (C) Charge took the opportunity to convey our concerns (using talking points in reftel) about the dormant, but possibly still pending, Spanish court case on the Couso incident, noting our desire to avoid a situation in which US soldiers could be indicted by a foreign court. In the event of any indictments, Charge urged the MFA to issue a strong "friend of the court" type of brief clearly expressing opposition to such a development. Leon was unaware of the pending court case, and undertook to look into the matter. He emphasized, however, the completely independent nature of the Spanish judiciary and the lack of ability of the government to influence decisions on court cases. Charge noted that if such indictments occurred, USG would go back to MFA to again raise the matter and urge a strong statement of opposition from the GOS. MANZANARES |
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