COLOMBIA: Prez Santos Invitation Of "Super Judge" Baltazar Garzon Divides Nation.

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Controversial Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon (above) was invited by President Juan Manuel Santos to consult on human rights issues.
Now, he is working there under the auspices of the OAS.
Whomever he works for, his famous presence is stirring even more controversy.
Conservatives especially see his presence as an infringement on national sovereignty.

SPAIN: Controversial Judge Garzon Suspended.

GUARDIAN.   UK/       Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón was suspended from his post as an investigating magistrate at Madrid's national court by a higher council of judicial power. The suspension was expected but still shocked leftwing Spaniards. They see it as a political and professional vendetta against the controversial magistrate. "This stinks of shameful revenge," wrote Juan Cruz on his blog.