Proceso 1001
Proceso 1001 (Trial 1001) of 1972–1973 took place under Franco in Spain. It began in 1972, but the main trial was held on 20–22 December 1973. The ten leaders of the illegal Workers' Commissions union were arrested on 24 June 1972 at a convent in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, where they were meeting with workers, and they remained in prison until the trial.
The defendants were accused of leading the Workers' Commissions and of belonging to an illegal organization due to alleged links with the Communist Party of Spain (illicit association). The trial occurred while the assassination of Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco interrupted proceedings for a few hours.
On 30 December 1973 the court announced prison sentences for the ten leaders, who became known as the Carabanchel Ten. A year later, the Supreme Court reduced the sentences. After the death of Franco, King Juan Carlos I pardoned those imprisoned in Proceso 1001 on 25 November 1975.
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