Spain charges suspected ETA leaders with crimes against humanity

[WorldNews]

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A Spanish judge on Tuesday charged five suspected former leaders of the armed Basque separatist movement ETA with crimes against humanity for attacks carried out by the group after 2004 which killed 12 people. Judge Juan Pablo Gonzalez of the National Audience, which handles terrorism cases, laid the charges as part of a probe into crimes against humanity that he opened in July in response to a complaint filed by several victims' associations. The investigation centres on cases of murder or kidnapping carried out by the group since October 1, 2004, when Spain's criminal code was amended to include a chapter on crimes against humanity.

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