Gonzalo Boye

Gonzalo Boye
Born (1965-04-03) 3 April 1965 (age 59)
Viña del Mar, Chile
NationalityChilean/German
OccupationLawyer

Gonzalo Boye Tuset (born 3 April 1965) is a lawyer based in Spain, known for being convicted in connection with a kidnapping by Basque separatist group ETA in 1996, and for attempting to charge members of the George W. Bush administration officials for war crimes committed against Spanish citizens.[1][2][3][4] In recent years, he has often been in the media spotlight as lawyer of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, who he successfully defended against extradition from several EU countries to Spain.

  1. ^ Tracy Rucinski (2009-03-28). "Spain may decide Guantanamo probe this week". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-03-29. One of the lawyers who filed the complaint which triggered the review told Reuters: 'It's not that we think the High Court might accept the complaint, they must accept it,' Gonzalo Boye said.
  2. ^ "Documentary holds up four-sided mirror to Guantanamo Bay". Deutsche Welle. 2011-08-29. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-11-18. In Spain, criminal prosecution lawyer Gonzalo Boye, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for assisting the kidnapping of Spanish entrepreneurs Emiliano Revilla and also Diego de Prado y Lon de Carvajal.
  3. ^ Andrew C. McCarthy (2009-03-31). "Spain's Universal Jurisdiction Power Play". National Review. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2011-11-19. Unmentioned is how Boye came to be a Madrid lawyer. He obtained his law degree in a Spanish prison. According to reports in the Spanish press (read here), Boye, a Chilean, was a member of the terrorist Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) when, in collusion with the ETA, Spain's Marxist-Leninist Basque terrorist outfit, he participated in the abduction of a Spanish businessman, Emiliano Revilla.
  4. ^ "FUE CONDENADO POR COLABORAR CON ETA: Gonzalo Boyé está detrás de la querella contra el ex ministro de Defensa israelí" [He was convicted of collaborating with ETA: Gonzalo Boye behind the lawsuit against former Israeli Defense Minister]. Libertad Digital Internacional. 2009-01-30. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2011-11-19.