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Military Justice Supreme Council revoked his credentials and forced him to leave the courtroom. This incident led to a historic resolution issued by the Constitutional Court, dismissing the decision by the Military Justice and proclaiming readers' rights to information for the first
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at the
Moncloa, Ángel Patón; the former civil governor of Guipúzcoa, José Ramón Goñi Tirapu; and four others, of violation of the right to privacy, sentencing them from two to four years in prison. The sentence, upheld by the Supreme Court, established that the purpose of the entrapment had been to
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maintained a resolute editorial stance against those leading the coup. On 23 February 1982, on the first anniversary of the coup attempt, Pedro J. Ramírez was expelled from the Court of
Justice where the trial was held against those involved, as supporters of the coup refused to appear in court as
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supported the Aznar government in general terms during its first term (1996–2000), but was somewhat critical when during its second term when it decided to support the Bush policy in Iraq. On the eve of the Azores summit, Pedro J. Ramírez published one of his routine Sunday letters, titled 'One
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and his associate Rafael Vera, for the kidnapping of
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plot that led to the murder of more than two dozen Basque activists, mainly in the south of France. These revelations led to trials and convictions, including those of the former
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had more than 11 million individual users per month. Based on the Alexa rankings, it was the world leader for electronic information in
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Karen Sanders; María José Canel (2006). "A scribbling tribe: Reporting political scandal in Britain and Spain".
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Bitter Victory: The Hidden Story behind Aznar’s Historic Victory over González.
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