Same Contact Threatened Two Judges in Spain, Reports Say
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A man who allegedly tried to have Judge Biedma removed from her position has also threatened another judge, this time in the Spanish city of Badajoz.
Police have identified this contact as part of the investigation into what has become known as the 'Leire case'.
The information comes from the agendas of a woman called the 'fontanera', a Spanish term for someone involved behind the scenes with sensitive contacts.
Her notes have weakened the alibi claimed by the PSOE, the governing Spanish political party, which has argued that a former judge linked to the case acted completely on his own.
The new details about a second threatened judge suggest the same contact may have been involved in more than one incident, which complicates the party's version of events.
Judge Biedma gave her testimony about the threats at the Audiencia Nacional, Spain's national court that handles serious and sensitive cases.
In an audio recording of her statement, she said: 'There, hurting me is very easy,' referring to a place where she felt particularly unsafe.
The case continues to develop as investigators try to establish the full extent of the contact's activities and whether other officials were targeted.
Authorities have not yet released further details about the identity of the man or the exact nature of the threats made against the two judges.
Vocabulary10 words
- removed
- taken away or made to leave a position
- threatened
- said something to scare or harm someone
- agendas
- diaries or notebooks with meetings and notes
- fontanera
- a Spanish term for a woman linked to secret contacts
- alibi
- a story used to explain or excuse something
- PSOE
- Spain's main governing political party
- testimony
- what someone says as a witness in court
- Audiencia Nacional
- Spain's top court for serious national cases
- investigators
- people, often police, who look into a case
- targeted
- chosen to be attacked or threatened
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Answer key
1. The same contact threatened a second judge in Badajoz 2. It weakens the claim 3. True
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A man who allegedly tried to have Judge Biedma _____ from her position has also _____ another judge, this time in the Spanish city of Badajoz.
Police have identified this contact as part of the investigation into what has become known as the 'Leire case'.
The information comes from the _____ of a woman called the '_____', a Spanish term for someone involved behind the scenes with sensitive contacts.
Her notes have weakened the _____ claimed by the _____, the governing Spanish political party, which has argued that a former judge linked to the case acted completely on his own.
The new details about a second threatened judge suggest the same contact may have been involved in more than one incident, which complicates the party's version of events.
Judge Biedma gave her _____ about the threats at the _____, Spain's national court that handles serious and sensitive cases.
In an audio recording of her statement, she said: 'There, hurting me is very easy,' referring to a place where she felt particularly unsafe.
The case continues to develop as _____ try to establish the full extent of the contact's activities and whether other officials were _____.
Discussion questions
- Why might it be important that the same contact threatened two different judges?
- How could the 'fontanera's' notes change the official story told by a political party?
- Why is testimony given in a national court considered significant?
- What challenges might investigators face when trying to prove threats against public officials?
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