The public: Cinema against impunity

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Sebastián Arabia begins to shoot article 23 – #JusticiaUniversal, where he will give voice to jurists and experts in the causes of crimes against humanity open at the National Court and to which Rajoy's reform will give a definitive folder

Begoña Piña Madrid 09/03/2014

Impunity for murderers, torturers, Kidnappers, executioners… Responsible for crimes against humanity, to which the PP wants to fight from the punishment for its crimes against millions of victims on the planet. The government of Mariano Rajoy intends to give folder to the open causes under the principle of universal justice with the reform of the Organic Law of the Judiciary, modification that is about to be definitively approved. And when we are tragically one step away that such like they are come true, Political attempts to stop the process are initiatives of the human rights groups and with the attempt to denounce this situation by the filmmaker Sebastián Arabia, that now begins the filming of Article 23 – #JusticiaUniversal.

The documentary film is an idea that was born when in 2009 An absolute majority in Congress decided that Spanish justice could only pursue cases of genocide and be humanity when there were victims of Spanish nationality, A relevant connection link with Spain or the alleged perpetrators will be found in Spanish territory will be contrasted. "La idea de la película nació por lo que ocurrió entonces, But we have been run over by reality. We were even about to suspend the project, But then we decided that we were going ahead and that, Through this limitation of universal justice, íbamos a seguir algunos de los casos abiertos".

So, Article 23 – #JusticiaUniversal  will focus especially on the causes of Guantanamo, Al Daraj y El Tíbet. The movie team does not give up, however, To the rest of the cases open at the National Court and will dedicate a chapter to each of them in a series, carried out in collaboration with public and that will be offered exclusively in www.publico.es

"Para la película nos vamos a centrar en tres, probably, four, of cases. Gaza (Al -daraj) and Guantanamo are well known and it was easier to tell them without having to exceed explanations. Y China y Tíbet es el otro elegido porque ha sido el detonante de este movimiento del Gobierno de Rajoy".

Genocide at the Tibet

The fact: From the occupation of 1950, It is estimated that there have been more than one million tibetans killed. She further , Today there are some 150.000 Tibetan refugees who escape Chinese persecution.

The case: The fourth section of the Criminal Chamber of the National Court forced 2006 Judge Ismael Moreno to investigate a complaint against five former Chinese communist leaders, among them former President Jiang Zemin and former Prime Minister Li Peg, For the alleged genocide in the Tibet in the 1980s and the nineties. After your inquiry, The judge has completed the international arrest warrant against all of them.

Torture in Guantanamo

The fact: US authorities. They have said that the number of prisoners detained in Guantanamo has been 779, Most free or trial. There is evidence that many of them have suffered torture. They are left today 171 arrested.

The case: Abdol Latif Al Banna, Ornar Deghayes, Hamed Abderrahman Ahmed and Lahcen Ikassrien denounced various physical and psychic conditions suffered, between the years 2002 and 2005, The time of its custody under the authority of the United States of America (USA). Arrested in different countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan or Gambia), The events that indicated occurred within the so -called ‘War against Terror' and from his arrest and until his subsequent transfer to the Naval Base of Guantanamo. The complainants were subsequently delivered to the Spanish authorities, in view of the responsibilities they had pending before the justice of this country.

Guantanamo legal framework

There is a complaint against David Addington, Jai bybbee, Douglas Feith y W. Haynes, and Jhon Yoo and Alberto Gonzales. It is said that these, in their status as lawyers, "intervienen en la elaboración, approval and commissioning of a positive law body for: deprive of fundamental rights to a series of prisoners, structure and implement new interrogation techniques that cover to torture, Give legal coverage to the situation of these prisoners, protecting those who participate in the illicit torture, and above all establish the most absolute impunity For all officials, military, médicos y demás personal que ha participado en lo sucedido en el Centro de Detención de Guantánamo".

Al -daraj

There are a complaint before the National Court for the launch of a ton bomb, midnight of 22 July 2002, by the forces Israeli areas on the Daraj, A densely populated neighborhood of Gaza. As a consequence of the attack they died 15 personas, among them 8 children, and more than 150 people were injured, In addition to the serious damage suffered several homes.

Sebastián Arabia, that arrives at this project after having filmed A long winter and The black ink, The Garzón case and the crimes of Francoism, CLEA, After the decision of the popular government, The pressure of the Chinese authorities. "Es muy preocupante que nuestras relaciones internacionales se hagan a costa de millones de cadáveres. On the other hand, este cambio pone en cuestión los principios de los juicios de Nuremberg".

"La intención al hacer cualquier película -explica Arabia- is to open a debate, always. What is happening with this is very transcendental and movies can mobilize. The idea is to open a debate that has an evolution, por eso en la película habrá más preguntas que respuestas a esas cuestiones".