Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Spain) - Tribunal Supremo

Date: 02/09/2012

Subject: The Tribunal Supremo, also recalling the norms of the ECHR and the jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg, sentenced judge Garzón to 11 years of interdiction from the exercise of his profession for the offence of abuse of power and, in particular, for having authorized interceptions of communications which took place in prison between accused persons and their lawyers, in violation of the right of defence

Parties: D. Ceferino

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Fair trial, public hearing - Art. 48 Rights of defence

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