🏛️ ETA prisoners granted semi-freedom privileges amid victim backlash

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The granting of semi-freedom privileges to ETA leader Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias 'Txeroki', has sparked outrage among victims' associations. Since the Basque Government took over prison powers in 2021, around thirty ETA prisoners have received similar benefits under Article 100.2 of the Prison Regulations. Victims' groups criticize these measures as favoritism and a betrayal of justice, demanding greater transparency from the government regarding prisoner benefits. Legal experts note that while Txeroki's case allows for semi-freedom, it still requires judicial approval.

Key points

• Thirty ETA prisoners, including Txeroki, have received Article 100.2 privileges since 2021.
• Victim associations criticize the measures as favoritism and a betrayal of justice.
• The Basque Government's transparency on prisoner benefits is under scrutiny.
• Legal provisions allow for semi-freedom despite serious convictions.

Links

• ABC: Las asociaciones de víctimas denuncian el trato de favor a «sanguinarios terroristas»
• ABC: Txeroki se une a la treintena de etarras a los que PSE y PNV han concedido beneficios desde que Sánchez les cedió las competencias
• ABC: El PP denuncia el régimen de semilibertad de Txeroki: «Es la amnistía más inmoral de Sánchez»

Facts

• Txeroki is one of approximately thirty ETA prisoners granted Article 100.2 privileges since 2021.
• Victims' associations claim that 85% of Article 100.2 approvals have been for ETA prisoners.
• Txeroki has been sentenced to over 400 years for multiple attacks.
• The Basque Government has been criticized for a lack of transparency regarding prisoner benefits.

Quotes

• Those votes that keep Sánchez in La Moncloa are therefore votes of blood, which trample over the victims of terrorism — Daniel Portero
• We are facing a disguised amnesty that is utterly incompatible with the victims' right to justice — Consuelo Ordóñez

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