AI and Egunkaria

This is what Amnesty International says about the Egunkaria case in its most recent report on Spain:

Amnesty International Annual Report 2003 Updates

Selected events covering the period from January to April 2003

In Spain, on 20 February 2003, Euskaldunon Egunkaria, the only newspaper written entirely in Basque, was closed down as a "precautionary" measure and 10 managers, journalists and various associates were arrested under anti-terrorist legislation, by order of a National Court judge on ETA-related charges. All those arrested were held incommunicado under the anti-terrorist legislation and taken to the National Court in
Madrid. In March, the Spanish government announced that it was taking legal action against four directors of the newspaper for "falsely accusing" Civil Guards of acts of torture.

Amnesty International wrote to the Spanish authorities after it received reports that Martxelo Otamendi, one of the newspaper's directors, and other detainees, had been subjected to forms of torture such as the "bolsa" (asphyxiation with a plastic bag), exhausting physical exercises, threats and simulated execution. The organization called for a thorough and impartial investigation, irrrespective of whether a formal complaint of torture had been lodged.

Amnesty International, which opposes the use of incommunicado detention on the grounds that it facilitates torture, is also deeply concerned by disturbing new legislative proposals to extend the incommunicado regime.

I wonder if Günther Grass in Germany or Monsivais and Fuentes in Mexico read the reports by AI, I mean, they did sign the one manifesto in support of Savater didn't they?

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