Kissinger Watch #5 - 11 Spanish superjudge asks USA for permission to quiz Kissinger BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Apr 24, 2002 [Presenter] As part of his investigation into the crimes committed during the Chilean and Argentine dictatorships, Judge Baltasar Garzon has asked the United States for permission to interrogate former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger through letters rogatory as a witness. Antonio Sigris reports: [Sigris] In this way, Garzon is not giving up on the idea of interrogating Henry Kissinger. He is asking to send these letters rogatory to the United States to question him about Operation Condor, the coordinated repression of leftist dissidents in the Southern Cones military dictatorships in the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. The National High Court judge will send a set of questions and relevant documentation with the request. This is Garzon's reaction to the British authorities' refusal to take evidence from Kissinger, which the judge wanted to happen today coinciding with the former US secretary of state's visit in London... Source: RNE Radio 1, Madrid, in Spanish 1700 gmt 24 Apr 02 OVERVIEW - Kissinger Watch #5 1. 'WAR CRIMES' CLAIMS: Kissinger begins to stoop under the weight of legal scrutiny opinion bears down Pinochet judge leaves the way open for charge against Kissinger Court rejects application to arrest Nixon's right-hand man over covert CIA activities in the 1970's 2. Kissinger admits possible errors on Vietnam 3. Explanatory note regarding legal proceedings sparked by Kissinger’s visit to London 4. APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF HENRY ALFRED KISSINGER 5. REASONS for refusing the issue of a warrant 6. Why Milosevic, but not Kissinger? 7. Kissinger testimony pleas refused 8. Chile/UK: UK shirks its obligation to cooperate in human rights investigation 9. The government of the United Kingdom DID approve its request to question Henry Kissinger 10. Statement: Regarding the Spanish court’s request to question Mr. Henry Kissinger / J. Garces & M. Murillo 11. Spanish superjudge asks USA for permission to quiz Kissinger FAIR USE NOTICE This bulletin contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We distribute this material without profit and believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in 17 U.S.C ¤ 107. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. back to top