JFM,
Also a biographic note: He had been number 2 of the Sociaist Party anda few weeks ago started (again from own initiative) an investigation on the opposition party all while having intensive contacts with the socialist governement (you aren’t supposed to dine and go hunting with the minister and head cop while investigating the opposition party). Again the case was pulled off hiis hans due to being out of his juridiction and found that it was built on air.
here is a report of this fact :
http://www.rue89.com/ibere-espace/2009/02/24/espagne-le-ministre-de-la-justice-a-la-chasse-il-perd-sa-place
seems that Mariano Rajoy (popular party) used this “meeting” to request for the dismission of this minister of justice, in order to get more credit for the next regional elections. Besides this judge has irritated, both the righties and the lefties justice servants, because of the reforms he wanted to undertake.
Hey, some old privileges are good for the profession ; we had the same problems in France when Dati was reforming the profession too.
Also Carzon is known to be the anti-corruption judge, like our former Eva Joly, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Joly ; it’s why they can initiate investigations, this is in their normal prerogatives.
Now, Spain as being a latin country, like us and or Italy, some habits have a long life, clientelism, for naming one. It’s not rare that the “priviligieds” go out on the same leasures and or dinner-en-ville parties.
I can attest that Eva Joly was also hated by the lefties and the righties, who found her “heavy on crack” too.
I dunno if she had been still in office, she would may-be have sued the former american administration too, but nonentheless she had no french Gitmo candidate to hang with, so, not viable to undertake a prosecution ; they may-be are stubborn, but not fool, they are just pushing their logic too far.
