NEW : Judge Baltasar ' ` ` rejects '' sentence , vows to appeal . Rights to watching 2nd case against judge , involving his investigation of Marcos - era abuses . He had ordered arrest of suspects in a financial corruption case . Garzon argues that his wiretap operations were backed by state prosecutors .
NEW : Judge Baltasar Garzon `` rejects '' sentence , vows to appeal . Rights groups watching 2nd case against judge , involving his probe of Franco-era abuses . Garzon had ordered wiretaps of suspects in a financial corruption case . Garzon argues that his wiretap orders were backed by state prosecutors .