The PSOE have registered their intention with Congress to propose the exhumation of the remains of bodies which are entombed at Francisco Franco’s Valley of the Fallen and deliver them to the families of those who have relatives there, or move them to “the most appropriate place”, which also includes an initiative to relocate the remains of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the 1st Duke of Primo de Rivera, 3rd Marquis of Estella, Grandee of Spain from April, 1903 until November, 1936, who was a Spanish lawyer, nobleman, politician, and founder of the Falange Española, who was executed by the Spanish republican government during the course of the Spanish Civil War.
Technicians who have been inspecting the floor of Congress during the last month have located eight new bullets believe d to have been fired during the attempted coup of February the 23rd, 1981, but have also identified anomalies in the records relating to the catalogues of data.
Secretary of State for the EU in Spain, Iñigo Méndez de Vigo , reported “concern” to the U.S. ambassador in Madrid, James Costs, for allegedly spying on people in Spain, practices that , if true, would be “improper and unacceptable among partners and friendly countries”. Meetings were held to clarify both sides of the situation, with the Americans promising not to spy on allies in the future. The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, appeared before congress on Wednesday to explain the decision to open proceedings on the alleged espionage and spying by U.S. intelligence services in Spain.
The Full Criminal Chamber of the National Court has confirmed their interpretation of the Strasbourg ruling on the so-called Parot doctrine, is applicable to other ETA prisoners in the same situation. Meanwhile, the secretary general of the PP, María Dolores de Cospedal , stressed today that once implemented, a permanent reform of the Penal Code could be retrospectively implemented, which may include a future clause that “no court outside will distort or apply differently Spanish criminal law”, thus allowing Spain to once again incarcerate ETA terrorists and other prisoners released under the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.
The full Congress accepted a debate on a bill proposed by the PSOE, which aims to clamp down on political corruption, in order to strengthen the prosecution of those found to have been in abuse of power.
The General Committee of the Autonomous Communities met this week for the first time in this period in order to study the regional impact of educational reform in a debate in which they can participate, without voting.
A year after the tragedy, the judicial investigation to clarify the circumstances of the death of five youths in a Halloween party at the Madrid Arena on November 1 came to an end. Now the judiciary will decide on the next and appropriate course of action for those found responsible for a situation that resulted in the tragic deaths of party goers. Police presence and inspections have intensified after the tragedy, for which a special police unit has been created.
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