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Franco-era torture victim hopes to break Spain's 'wall of impunity' / 33UV8BK
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"I believe it can open a crack in the wall of impunity that we have suffered from for so long," says Julio Pacheco Yepes, the first victim of torture under the Franco regime to file a complaint. In 1975, during the last years of the Spanish dictatorship, the 19-year-old student was arrested, imprisoned and tortured for several months. Together with his wife, who was also tortured, they hope their action will break down the 'wall of impunity' that surrounds the abuses of the Franco regime. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES