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

01 dic 2010 - 13:00CET

ID:	115995
Date:	2007-07-19 16:48:00
Origin:	07MADRID1428
Source:	Embassy Madrid
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
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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