Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials

By MARLISE SIMONS

Published: March 28, 2009

LONDON — A Spanish court has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation into allegations that six former high-level Bush administration officials violated international law by providing the legal framework to justify the torture of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, an official close to the case said. Read more.