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### Viewing cable 07MADRID101, SPAIN/COUSO CASE: MEETING WITH CHIEF PROSECUTOR

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07MADRID101 | 2007-01-18 17:05 | 2010-12-07 21:09 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Madrid

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    UNCLAS MADRID 000101

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS
    SENSITIVE

    L/LEI FOR KEN PROPP AND MARK KULISH

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PREL MARR SP
    SUBJECT: SPAIN/COUSO CASE: MEETING WITH CHIEF PROSECUTOR

    REF: A. MADRID 82
    ¶B. MADRID 26
    ¶C. 2005 MADRID 4308

    ¶1. (SBU) Embassy officials from Legat, the Consular Section,
    and the Political Section met with National Court Chief
    Prosecutor Javier Zaragoza on 1/18 to review developments in
    the Spanish court case charging three U.S. servicemen with
    murder and war crimes in the April 2003 death of Spanish
    cameraman Jose Couso during the takeover of Baghdad (REFS A
    and B). Poloff noted that they were not acting under
    instruction and simply wanted to meet informally with
    Zaragoza to review a case of great sensitivity to the USG.
    Emboffs noted the rapid decision of Examining Magistrate
    Santiago Pedraz to re-issue international detention orders
    against the three accused servicemen (REF B) and asked
    whether Spanish authorities intended to submit bilateral
    extradition requests to the U.S. as well for the three
    servicemen.

    ¶2. (SBU) Zaragoza said that he was not yet in a position to
    determine whether or not bilateral extradition requests would
    be filed because he had not reviewed the case himself
    sufficiently to establish the best course of action (Zaragoza
    was not working at the National Court at the time the Couso
    case was reviewed and dismissed). He noted that the Couso
    case had moved swiftly at a time when he was preoccupied with
    the recent handover of ETA terrorist suspects to Spain by
    French authorities, which involved new legal ground for the
    Spanish authorities. However, Zaragoza said that he was
    aware of Spanish Attorney General Candido Conde Pumpido's
    interest and involvement in the case (REF C) and assured
    Emboffs that his office would carefully study all aspects of
    the case and would proceed at a deliberate pace. He said
    that the existence of a U.S. investigation of the incident
    was understood to be an important consideration, but left
    open the possibility that the Prosecutor's Office would seek
    additional information from USG authorities.

    ¶3. (SBU) The Consular Section's legal adviser asked Zaragoza
    whether he could confirm news reports that the Examining
    Magistrate had requested that his office prepare a report on
    whether U.S. assets could be embargoed (frozen) as part of a
    civil component of the Couso family's suit against the U.S.
    servicemen. Zaragoza scanned the Examining Magistrate's
    request and said that the magistrate's order merely
    transmitted this request by the plaintiffs; the National
    Prosecutor's office had to undertake a careful review of
    Spanish case law before responding to the request.

    //COMMENT//

    ¶4. (SBU) Our objective in this initial meeting with Zaragoza
    was to sensitize him to the USG's concerns in this case,
    since he had no involvement in this case when it first came
    before the National Court. Zaragoza is a seasoned prosecutor
    with a clear understanding of the political implications of
    this case and we anticipate that he will proceed as carefully
    as he said he would. As soon as Zaragoza informs us how he
    intends to proceed, we will convey this information to
    interested Washington agencies. We will also follow up at
    higher levels in the Spanish Government to reinforce the
    implications of this case for bilateral relations and on
    international law.

    Aguirre

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