Spanish Examining Magistrate Elpidio Jose Silva, 53, poses for a portrait in Madrid December 27, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Eight months ago Spanish examining magistrate Elpidio Jose Silva was investigating a sensational corruption case that briefly landed politically connected former bank boss Miguel Blesa in jail.
Now Silva, whose job combines the roles of prosecutor and judge, is organising his own criminal defence after Blesa, president of savings bank Caja Madrid from 1996 to 2009, complained he was being persecuted.
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