MADRID, March 28 (UPI) -- A Spanish court has begun a process that could lead to a probe into whether U.S. officials broke international law on torture of prisoners, an official said.
Citing an official close to the case, The New York Times reported Saturday that the Spanish judge who ordered the arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has forwarded the case to a prosecutor's office. The official told the newspaper it is "highly probable" the investigation of six former officials of the George W. Bush administration -- including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -- could lead to arrest warrants.