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El caso Couso

Cable en el que la embajada dice que Conde-Pumpido "hace lo que puede" para archivar el caso

En julio de 2007, el fiscal general del Estado afirma que lo hará a pesar de la presión de la familia, los grupos de izquierdas y la prensa

ID:115995
Date:2007-07-19 16:48:00
Origin:07MADRID1428
Source:Embassy Madrid
Classification:CONFIDENTIAL
Dunno:
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INFO RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 1228
RUEHLA/AMCONSUL BARCELONA 2923
RUCNFB/FBI WASHDC
RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 001428

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/19/2017
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, SP, VZ
SUBJECT: SPANISH ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEWS CT AND JUDICIAL
COOPERATION WITH AMBASSADOR

Classified By: Ambassador Eduardo Aguirre for reasons 1.4 b & d.

1. (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Attorney General Candido
Conde-Pumpido told the Ambassador on July 18 that he sees
positive signs that most or all of the twenty-nine people
charged in the 2004 Madrid train bombings will be convicted.
Conde-Pumpido said that US-Spain cooperation on
counterterrorism and counternarcotics is excellent and
productive, pointing out that Spain should soon have a legal
attache in Washington to further strengthen ties. He said
that he would invite AG Gonzales to a conference of Latin
American attorneys-general in Madrid at the end of October.
END SUMMARY.

-- GOOD SIGNS IN MADRID TRAIN BOMBINGS TRIAL --

2. (C) During a lunch meeting with the Ambassador,
Conde-Pumpido said that, while the judges won't deliver their
verdicts until mid-October, his analysis of the judges'
actions points to conviction for most or all of the
twenty-nine defendants in the Madrid train bombing case. He
said that, under the Spanish judicial system, once the trial
arguments are completed, judges typically release on bail any
defendants who they are likely to find not guilty.
Conde-Pumpido said that it is a good sign in this case that
the court has not released any defendants.

-- STRONG JUDICIAL COOPERATION --

3. (C) Conde-Pumpido said that bilateral cooperation on
counterterrorism, counternarcotics, and other judicial issues
is excellent. He expressed satisfaction that plans are
moving ahead for the placement of a Spanish legal attache in
Washington and noted that he had raised the issue with AG
Gonzales when he visited Madrid last October. Conde-Pumpido
said that the Spanish legatt in Washington will be unusual
for Spain but important, and should further improve
communication on key issues. He also said that he would host
a meeting of all Latin American attorneys-general in Madrid
at the end of October and would invite AG Gonzales.

-- CURRENT SPANISH CASES INVOLVING THE US --

4. (C) The Ambassador raised US concerns about a number of
ongoing Spanish legal cases. He told Conde-Pumpido that the
arrest of Monzer al-Kasser was an important step and that the
US is working closely with the investigating judge on the
extradition process. Regarding the Couso case, in which a
Spanish journalist was killed by a US tank shell during the
invasion of Baghdad in April 2003, Conde-Pumpido said that he
continues to do what he can to get the case dismissed,
despite public pressure from the family, leftist group, and
the press. On the CIA flights issue, he said that the case
is moving forward at its own pace, but is unlikely to provide
any surprises. The Ambassador also raised the Carrascosa
child custody case and the Rosalini contract case, but
Conde-Pumpido demurred, reminding the Ambassador that his job
is different from that of the US Attorney General and that he
does not have any authority over the issues raised in those
cases.

-- LATIN AMERICA --

5. (C) Conde-Pumpido had just returned from a trip to Latin
America, where he had looked at rule of law programs. He
said that in several Latin American countries including
Colombia, Spanish experts are working with the host
governments to help build strong independent judiciaries.
Conde-Pumpido also reported that Spanish Ambassador in
Caracas Morodo had complained to him that the GOS seems to be
taking a harder line against Hugo Chavez in an attempt to
please the US. The Ambassador replied that the GOS is more
likely taking a harder line against Chavez out of concern
about Chavez's increasingly worrisome actions.
AGUIRRE
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