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MADRID Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:17am EST
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(Reuters) - China's foreign ministry summoned Spain's ambassador on Thursday
after a Spanish court ruled that several of its former leaders should be
arrested over allegations they had committed genocide in Tibet, the Spanish
foreign ministry confirmed on Friday.
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin and ex-prime minister Li Peng could
face arrest when travelling abroad following a ruling from Spain's High
Court on Tuesday.
Three other former high-ranking Chinese officials were also affected by the
order, which triggered arrest warrants. They could be detained when they
travel to Spain or other countries which recognize orders signed by Spain.
Beijing dismissed the case as absurd earlier this week and said it had
sought clarification from Spain. The Chinese foreign ministry could not
immediately be reached for comment on Friday.
"The case is being followed very carefully by Spain's foreign ministry and
with some concern that these court actions could affect relations with China
, which are very good," a Madrid diplomatic source said.
Beijing had transmitted its "deep unease" over the ruling in the meeting
with the ambassador, the source added.
Discussions between senior Spanish foreign ministry officials and Chinese
representatives have also taken place in Madrid.
Two Tibetan support groups and a monk with Spanish nationality brought the
case against the former Chinese leaders in 2006 using Spanish law, which
allows suspects to be tried for human rights abuses committed abroad when a
Spanish victim is involved.
The Chinese officials are accused of human rights abuses in Tibet, which
communist Chinese troops took control of in 1950. China says it "peacefully
liberated" the Himalayan region it says was mired in poverty, exploitation
and economic stagnation.
Last month, another ruling by the same Spanish court indicted former Chinese
president Hu Jintao for alleged genocide in Tibet, a move denounced by
China's government as interfering with its internal affairs.
(Reporting by Sarah White in Madrid and Sui-Lee Wee in Beijing; Editing by
Julien Toyer and Angus MacSwan)
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