Garzon is known for going after former Chilean dictator ##s Pinochet and Osama Bin Laden . He was appointed in 2010 as a judge pending the trial . He is accused of exceeding his legal authority in several cases . Madrid , Spain ( CNN ) -- Spain 's best-known judge , Baltasar Garzon , went on trial Tuesday in Madrid accused of abusing his judicial authority in an investigation into financial corruption . ` ` I face this calmly , with the tranquility of knowing that I am innocent , '' Garzon said .
Garzon is known for going after former Chilean dictator ##s Pinochet and Osama Bin Laden . He was appointed in 2010 as a judge pending the trial . He is accused of exceeding his legal authority in several cases . ` ` I face this calmly , with the tranquility of knowing that I am innocent , '' Garzon said .