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Spain court says no jurisdiction in genocide trial of Argentina ex-naval officer Jeannie Shawl at 9:28 AM ET [JURIST] Spain's High Court ruled Wednesday that it does not have jurisdiction to try former Argentinean naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo [TrialWatch profile] for crimes committed during Argentina's "dirty war" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder]. Cavallo has been in Spanish custody since 2003 and early this year was charged with genocide [JURIST report], organized terrorism and crimes against humanity. The charges carried a total prison sentence of up to 17,000 years. Link | 
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