The countdown will begin on Tuesday. That day, the processing of a non-law proposal presented by the PP to modify the application of universal jurisdiction in the Spanish courts begins in Congress.. By virtue of this principle, the National Court processes a dozen cases of genocide., torture and murder in which, inter alia, The former president of China Jian Zeming is accused of the massacres in Tibet or three US soldiers who are responsible for the death of cameraman José Couso. But with the reform, which could come into force before summer or at the latest in autumn, the concept of universal justice will be substantially reformed. The National Court may only judge nationals or people who reside in Spain in this framework.. Supporters of the reform defend that Spain cannot be the judge of the world, task that corresponds to international courts. The opposites, that universal justice knows no borders.
The non-law proposal not only looks to the future but also to the past. According to the project, On the day after its entry into force, all cases being processed will be dismissed until compliance with the new requirements is proven.. None fulfills them.
Tibet Genocide
The first complaint against the Chinese authorities for an alleged genocide in Tibet between the decades of the 80 and 90 was presented in 2005. A year later the Criminal Chamber of the National Court admitted the case for processing. Judge Ismael Moreno finalizes a search and arrest warrant against several former Chinese leaders, Among them former president Jiang Zemin.
Falung Gong Genocide
China drags a second court case in Spain. This is the repression against the religious group Falung Gong, considered by Beijing as a dangerous sect for the state. Judge Moreno has charged several members of the Chinese Communist Party with torture, persecution and genocide.
José Couso Murder
The Spanish cameraman died in 2003 in Baghdad after a US tank opened fire on the Palestine hotel, where a group of journalists covering the second Iraq war stayed. Judge Santiago Pedraz charges three US soldiers who drove the armored vehicle.
Guantanamo Illegal retention
There is an investigation by Judge Pablo Ruz into the torture that four prisoners allegedly suffered in the American detention center. The magistrate investigates possible perpetrators and accomplices of torture and other crimes against people and property protected in the event of conflict.
CIA flights Illegal retention
The stopovers on Spanish soil of CIA flights transporting prisoners to Guantanamo are another of Judge Moreno's investigations.. The investigation for a crime of illegal detention has not been able to identify the American secret agents who were traveling on the devices..
Rwanda Genocide
Judge Fernando Andreu has an open process for the genocide of a million people in Rwanda in 1994. The magistrate has charged 40 senior officials of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, the government party, for the commission of crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and terrorism.
Sahara Genocide
Pablo Ruz investigates the disappearance of prisoners from the Polisario Front. The complaint accuses several senior officials of the Moroccan administration in the former Spanish colony.
El Salvador Murder
The National Court has requested the extradition of fifteen Salvadoran soldiers, which has been denied by your country. Judge Eloy Velasco charges them with the death in 1989 of five Spanish Jesuits, among them Ignacio Ellacuría, another Salvadoran and two women who worked as domestic workers for the religious.
Carmelo Soria Murder
The Spanish diplomat Carmelo Soria was murdered by agents of Pinochet's secret police in 1976. Judge Ruz has requested the extradition of six of the alleged culprits, request that has been rejected by Chile.
Nazism Genocide
Spanish victims of Nazism filed a complaint in 2008 against four former members of the SS of the Nazi regime who served in different concentration camps in Germany and Austria. Judge Moreno ordered the search and capture of three of them.
Iranian refugees Murder
Judge Andreu investigates three Iraqi army commanders for the death of 35 Iranian refugees in a military operation. Baghdad considers this process an interference in its internal affairs.
