PUEBLA DE CAZALLA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 10: Relatives of people killed during the Spanish civil war from 1936-39 and the subsequent Franco dictatorship stand at the Puebla de Cazalla cemetery where archeologists found a mass grave, September 10, 2008 in Puebla de Cazalla, Spain. Investigators probing into the repression by Spain's former dictator General Francisco Franco will hand over a list this week to Judge Baltasar Garzon containing 130,000 names of people killed and buried in mass graves during the Spanish civil war from 1936-39 and the subsequent Franco dictatorship. Garzon has begun looking for information on Franco's victims in preparation for a possible court case. It is the first time that crimes committed during Spain's civil war are investigated by a major Spanish court but doubts remain, as many of the crimes committed are covered by a 1977 amnesty law, how far Garzon can carry the investigation. Groups representing the victims are thrilled, but not everyone is happy about agitating Spain's fascist past. Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 months ago

PUEBLA DE CAZALLA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 10: Relatives of people killed during the Spanish civil war from 1936-39 and the subsequent Franco dictatorship stand at the Puebla de Cazalla cemetery where archeologists found a mass grave, September 10, 2008 in Puebla de Cazalla, Spain. Investigators probing into the repression by Spain's former dictator General Francisco Franco will hand over a list this week to Judge Baltasar Garzon containing 130,000 names of people killed and buried in mass graves during the Spanish civil war from 1936-39 and the subsequent Franco dictatorship. Garzon has begun looking for information on Franco's victims in preparation for a possible court case. It is the first time that crimes committed during Spain's civil war are investigated by a major Spanish court but doubts remain, as many of the crimes committed are covered by a 1977 amnesty law, how far Garzon can carry the investigation. Groups representing the victims are thrilled, but not everyone is happy about agitating Spain's fascist past.

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  14. Spain's anti-terrorist judge Baltasar Garzon leaves the Supreme Court of Madrid, on September 9, 2009. Spain's leading investigative judge Baltasar Garzon appeared before the Supreme Court to answer allegations which accused him of exceeding his authority in opening a probe into Franco-era crimes. The Supreme Court last May admitted a complaint against Garzon from a right-wing organisation Manos Limpias (Clean Hands), which accused the judge of exceeding his authority in October 2008 when he agreed to investigate the disappearances of tens of thousands of people during the 1936-39 civil war and the ensuing right-wing dictatorship of General Franciso Franco.
  15. Spain's anti-terrorist judge Baltasar Garzon (R) leaves the Supreme Court of Madrid, on September 9, 2009. Spain's leading investigative judge Baltasar Garzon appeared before the Supreme Court to answer allegations which accused him of exceeding his authority in opening a probe into Franco-era crimes. The Supreme Court last May admitted a complaint against Garzon from a right-wing organisation Manos Limpias (Clean Hands), which accused the judge of exceeding his authority in October 2008 when he agreed to investigate the disappearances of tens of thousands of people during the 1936-39 civil war and the ensuing right-wing dictatorship of General Franciso Franco.
  16. Spain's anti-terrorist judge Baltasar Garzon leaves the Supreme Court of Madrid, on September 9, 2009. Spain's leading investigative judge Baltasar Garzon appeared before the Supreme Court to answer allegations which accused him of exceeding his authority in opening a probe into Franco-era crimes. The Supreme Court last May admitted a complaint against Garzon from a right-wing organisation Manos Limpias (Clean Hands), which accused the judge of exceeding his authority in October 2008 when he agreed to investigate the disappearances of tens of thousands of people during the 1936-39 civil war and the ensuing right-wing dictatorship of General Franciso Franco.

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