Madrid Terror Trial Is Broadcast on the Internet

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The trial of the men accused of carrying out the Madrid train bombings in 2004 is being broadcast live on television and the Internet. The Spaniards believes that this type of publicity can help them establish the truth.

When Roberto Gallego begins work, he first takes a look at the "cage" -- an enclosure made of bulletproof glass in which the 18 defendants sit during the trial. How are the men grouped on the benches? What are they wearing? What is the mood of Spain's most-feared prisoners today?

Gallego is a technician with Fujitsu and he has been hired by the Spanish National Court to operate the four cameras that are being used to record the prosecution of Europe's most spectacular terrorism case. In the Madrid trial, which began on Feb. 15, 29 defendants stand accused of involvement in the train bombings that killed 191 and injured 1,824 people on March 11, 2004.

The trial, held in a converted brick building on the grounds of a former exhibition center, is a judicial experiment that is being observed around the globe. A Web site allows viewers to witness, from anywhere in the world, how a Spanish court is dealing with a particularly brutal attack in the global jihad. By going to www.datadiar.tv, anyone can experience how the suspects are seeking to justify their actions and how their attorneys are defending them. It is truly a trial for the world to witness.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,481733,00.html