Judge Garzón was also accused of prevarication since he pledged his competency to investigate the crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War and Franco's dictatorship; all which has caused the international media, politicians and hundreds of citizens to express outrage and shock with the sentence. The crimes committed during the Civil War and under Franco's dictatorship remain unpunished.
El juez Garzón está también imputado por prevaricación al declararse competente en la investigación de los crímenes de la Guerra Civil y el franquismo, todo lo cual ha llevado a medios internacionales, políticos y a cientos de ciudadanos a manifestar su descontento y estupecfacción con la sentencia.