Cable en el que una fiscal de la Audiencia Nacional minimiza las acusaciones

ID

153080

Etiquetas

PREL, PHUM, MASS, KLIG, KAWC, OFDP, RW, SP

Fecha

2008-05-09 08:52:00

RefID

08MADRID504

Origen

Embassy Madrid

Clasificación

CONFIDENTIAL

Destino

08KIGALI292

08MADRID409

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Contenido

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 000504

SIPDIS

@ELIMINADO@

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/09/2018

TAGS: PREL, PHUM, MASS, KLIG, KAWC, OFDP, RW, SP

SUBJECT: SPAIN/RWANDA - PROSECUTOR DOWNPLAYS INDICTMENTS

REF: A. KIGALI 292

B. MADRID 409 AND PREVIOUS

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires a.i. Hugo Llorens for reasons 1.4 (b)

and (d)

1. (C) Post's Consular Legal Advisor (LES) met informally

with Spanish National Prosecutor @ELIMINADO@ on May 5 to

discuss the ongoing Spanish prosecution of 40 Rwandan

military officials (reftels). According to @ELIMINADO@ (please

protect), the judiciary undertook the investigation and

subsequent indictments to satisfy the family members of the

victims. @ELIMINADO@ said the prosecutor's office does not

wish to pursue the case further, and she specifically said

that they do not intend to seek extradition of the indicted

individuals.@ELIMINADO@ confirmed that the National Court

requested the diffusion of Interpol Red Notices, but,

according to LES, the prosecutor said, "We do not plan to go

further." @ELIMINADO@ provided LES with a copy of the

investigating magistrate's report to the Court, filed on

January 17, 2008. @ELIMINADO@ confirmed that if Red Notices

were eventually diffused, they would trigger automatic

detention and notification within Schengen, but actual

extradition would require issuance of a European Arrest Order.

2. (C) COMMENT: The long-sought meeting with the prosecutor

yielded the encouraging news that the indictments may simply

wither on the vine. However, we wish to reiterate that the

Spanish judicial system is highly unpredictable; today's lack

of interest could be tomorrow's headline, depending on the

actions of the NGO's and victims behind the suit. LES came

away with the impression that even the prosecution lacked

enthusiasm for the case, but that it was undertaken based on

the desire to provide judicial process for the victims, who

had made the argument that if the Spanish judiciary could

seek justice for Chilean victims (Pinochet) et al, then why

not Spain's own victims of genocide. LES also suggested to

@ELIMINADO@ that the indictment only told the genocide story

from the Hutu perspective, and @ELIMINADO@ confessed a lack of

deep knowledge of the events. LES had the impression that

@ELIMINADO@, who does not speak English, might welcome the

opportunity to consult discreetly with an international

expert. END COMMENT.

Llorens;"