The Proceso 1001 or Proceso 1001 de 1972 ( or '1972 Trial 1001') of the Court of Public Order took place during the Franco dictatorship in Spain, in 1973, although it began in 1972. It resulted in the sentencing to prison of the entire leadership of the

Workers' Commissions The Workers' Commissions () since the 1970s has become the largest trade union in Spain. It has more than one million members, and is the most successful union in labor elections, competing with the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), which is ...

trade union.

History

On 24 June 1972, the leadership of

, an illegal trade union and main opponent of the dictatorship in the labor sphere, was arrested at the convent of the Oblates in

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(

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) where it was meeting with the workers. They remained imprisoned until the trial was held over a year later. The trial finally took place on the 20th -which coincided with the assassination of the President of the Government,

Luis Carrero Blanco Admiral-General Luis Carrero Blanco (; 4 March 1904 – 20 December 1973) was a Spanish Navy officer and politician. A long-time confidant and right-hand man of dictator Francisco Franco, Carrero served as Prime Minister of Spain. Upon gr ...

, which caused the suspension of the trial for a few hours-, 21 and 22 December 1973. The defendants faced the accusation of being leaders of the Workers' Commissions, and as such belonging to an illegal organization due to their alleged link with the

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, which would be a clear case of illicit association. On December 30, the sentences were announced, which coincided with the prosecutor's requests and whose severity is considered to be related to the attack against Carrero Blanco. The ten members of the leadership, who became known as the Carabanchel Ten, were sentenced to prison. The prison sentences were as follows: A year later, the Supreme Court reviewed the sentences, lowering them considerably: Shortly after the death of dictator

Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces i ...

, those imprisoned for Proceso 1001 were pardoned by

King Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until his abdication on 19 June 2014. In Sp ...

on 25 November 1975.

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