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Who is Spain's Judge Baltasar Garz贸n? Five key questions answered.

Spanish Judge Baltasar Garz贸n was found guilty today on charges of illegal wiretapping and abuse of power. Garz贸n is known as a 鈥渟uper judge鈥 because of the high profile human rights cases he has overseen internationally. 

4. What are the bribery charges against Garz贸n?

In a third case, Garz贸n is accused of dropping an investigation of executives at Spain鈥檚 largest bank, Banco Santander, in exchange for payments covering courses at New York University during a sabbatical. 

鈥, administer or receive, either personally or through third parties, directly or indirectly, money or gifts from the entities and corporations that sponsored the courses and seminars where I was academic director," Garz贸n said, according to the Guardian, which reports that his claims are backed by NYU.

This third case has raised concern that he is 鈥渂eing subjected to a concerted campaign of persecution,鈥 the Guardian reports.

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