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The controversy regarding the handling and representation of the Madrid train bombings by the government arose with Spain's two main political parties, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Partido Popular (PP), accusing each other of concealing or distorting evidence for electoral reasons. ==Events== The bombings occurred three days before general elections, in which incumbent José María Aznar's PP was defeated. Immediately after the bombing, leaders of the PP claimed evidence indicated that the Basque separatist organization ETA was responsible for the bombings. It is suggested that this analysis was favorable to the PP's chances of being re-elected,.〔(Lago, I. (Universidad Pompeu Fabra) Del 11-M al 14-M: Los mecanismos del cambio electoral. ) Pgs 12–13. 〕 The PP government involved Spain in the Iraq War, a policy very unpopular with many Spaniards.〔92% of the Spanish population expressed its disagreement with the intervention (Clarin.com ) 〕 Therefore, if a link between the bombings and the Iraq War involvement were established, it could have reduced the popularity of the PP. Nationwide demonstrations and protests followed the attacks.〔Cf. Meso Ayeldi, K. "Teléfonos móviles e Internet, nuevas tecnologías para construir un espacio público contrainformativo: El ejemplo de los flash mob en la tarde del 13M" (Universidad de La Laguna ) 〕 A view amongst several political commentators is that the PP lost the election as a result of the handling and presentation of the terrorist attacks, rather than specifically due to the Madrid train bombings.〔(El Periódico – 11M ) 〕〔(El Periódico – 11M ) 〕〔(El Periódico – 11M ) 〕 After 21 months of investigation, judge Juan del Olmo ruled Moroccan national Jamal Zougam guilty of physically carrying out the attack. The September 2007 sentence established no known mastermind nor direct al-Qaeda link. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Controversies about the 2004 Madrid train bombings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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