+ Sumario Gestoras Pro-    Amnistía Askatasuna:

+  Background
+  Request by Public Prosecutor
+  The Trial

+ Illegalisation of Political     Parties :

+ Introduction
+  Banning of
Herri Batasuna, Euskal Herritarrok and Batasuna
+  Illegalization of AuB and local platforms
+ Ban on Herritarren Zerrenda
+ Ban of Aukera Guztiak
+ Ban of ASB
+ ANV-EAE
+ EHAK-PCTV
+ 18/98 Case:
+  Background
+  Request by Public Prosecutor
+  Trial
+  Judgement by Audiencia Nacional
+  Final Report
 
+ Jarrai-Haika-Segi     Summaries
+  Background
+  Request by Public Prosecutor
+  Trial
+  Final report
+  Judgement Audiencia Nacional
+  Commital Tribunal Supremo
 
 

Request by the Public Prosecutor

On 04/01/05, Enrique Molina made his request for Case 18/01, asking for 654 years in jail for the 42 accused, against whom he issued charges of “cooperation” with or “membership” of ETA, due to their alleged role as “leaders” of Jarrai, Haika or Segi. According to the public prosecution, these youth organisations are part of ETA’s “mass-movement front”, and they have “identical objectives to ETA, they are hierarchically submitted to ETA and they are financially united”. The public prosecution requested 10 years in jail for ten of the youths, and 14 years for another thirty one. The prosecutor also requested 111 years and 10 months in jail for Asier Tapia, due to his appearance at a massive press conference on the day after the arrest of fifteen young Basques and the searching of four Haika offices. Tapia read a press statement denouncing the police operation and generically calling on Basque young people to respond to the assault on their organisation. The prosecutor has decided to charge Tapia with all the violent protest that took place in subsequent days. The prosecutor also asked the court to order that “Herri Batasuna-Euskal Herritarrok-Batasuna to pay the damages”.

The private prosecution, carried out by the Association of Victims of Terrorism (AVT) supported the public prosecutor’s request and increased the length of prison sentences by 336 years in total, as a consequence of adding 8 years more for each of the accused for a crime of “genocide”. As they say in their own web-page, “this penal figure has never been applied in our courts”, while they argue that Jarrai-Haika-Segi allegedly “intended to partially or totally destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious community. They have tried to harass and expel all those who did not follow nationalist-terrorist dictates from the Basque Country”.

HAIKA/SEGI
[Operation against Haika]

MIKEL AYLLON CORRAL
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-12/07/02: released on 30.000 € bail
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal

ARKAITZ RODRIGUEZ TORRES
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-27/12/01: released on 30.000 € bail
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal

GARIKOITZ ETXEBERRIA URIA
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-04/03/05: released after 4 years in custody
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

OLATZ KARRO BOADO
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody.
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-04/03/05: released after 4 years in custody
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

IBON MEÑIKA ORUE-ETXEBERRIA
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-27/12/01: released on 30.000 € bail
-04/01/05, public prosecution requests de 10 years in jail (charged with co-operating with an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

ARTURO VILLANUEVA ARTEAGA
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-20/12/01: released on 30.000 € bail
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-charged in his absence

EGOITZ LOPEZ DE LACALLE
-06/06/01: arrested
-07/06/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

OLATZ DAÑOBEITIA CEBALLOS
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-04/03/05: released after 4 years in custody
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

AMAIA ARRIETA GONZALEZ
-08/05/01: voluntarily appeared before the Audiencia Nacional
-08/05/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 10 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

UNAI BEASKOETXEA GUTIERREZ
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-24/12/01: released on 30.000 € bail
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 10 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal due to charges being dropped

AIORA EPELDE AGIRRE
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-20/04/02: released on 30.050 € bail
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

IGOR ORTEGA SUNSUNDEGI
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-04/03/05: released after 4 years in custody
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

ASIER TAPIA ZULAIKA
-07/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-09/10/01: released on 30.000 € bail
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests 112 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation, 19 crimes of terrorist damage, 3 crimes of arson in private individuals’ homes)
-07/02/05: international arrest warrant issued

GARAZI BITERI IZAGIRRE
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail
-04/03/05: released after 4 years in custody
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

GARTZEN GARAIO ATXURRA
-05/04/01: voluntarily appeared before the Audiencia Nacional
-06/04/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

ALEJO MORENO SAIZ
-15/03/01: voluntarily appeared before the Audiencia Nacional
-15/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-12/07/02: released on 30.000 € bail
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-charged in his absence

UGAITZ ELIZARAN AGUILAR
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-04/03/05: released after 4 years in custody
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

IGOR CHILLON BARBADILLO
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-15/05/02: released on 60.000 € bail
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

IGOR SUBERBIOLA ZUMALDE
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-13/02/02: released on 30.000 € bail
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-charged in his/her absence

PATRICIO JIMBERT LETURIONDO
-06/03/01: arrested
-11/03/01: remanded in custody
-22/02/02: prosecuted
-20/04/02: released on 30.050 € bail
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal

HAIKA/SEGI
[People mentioned in the proceedings as accused]

IZASKUN LESAKA ARGüELLES
-09/07/03: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 10 years in jail (charged with co-operation with an armed organisation)
-07/02/05: international arrest warrant issued

JORGE JESUS URBIOLA MONTEIRO
-09/07/03: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 10 years in jail (charged with co-operation with an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal due to charges being dropped

CARLOS IÑIGO BLASCO
-09/04/01: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-09/11/01: arrested in the French state
-29/01/04: handed over to Spanish authorities
-12/02/04: released on parole

MAIDER ALONSO ALZIBAR
-09/07/03: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 10 years in jail (charged with co-operation with an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal due to charges being dropped

AINARA FRADE BILBAO
-09/07/03: prosecuted
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

SONIA JACINTO GARCIA
-09/07/03: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 10 years in jail (charged with co-operation with an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal due to charges being dropped

AMAIA MAESTRE LARRAD
-09/07/03: prosecuted
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 10 years in jail (charged with co-operation with an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal due to charges being dropped

ANA LIZARRALDE PALACIOS
-31/07/01: prosecuted for the Ekin case
-22/02/02: discharged from the Haika proceedings as she was already in the Ekin proceedings

DAVID PLA MARTIN
-22/02/02: discharged from the Haika proceedings as he was involved in other proceedings
-22/02/02: copy of his file sent to court where he was to be tried for membership of and armed organisation

UNAI LIZASO SANZ
-22/02/02: discharged from the Haika proceedings

JON SALABERRIA SANSINENEA
-22/02/02: copy of his file sent to TSJPV (Basque high court) because he is an MP

HAIKA/SEGI
[People charged/prosecuted in the operation against Segi]

GORKA BETOLAZA VILAGRASA
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

ASIER OTXOA DE RETANA SIMON
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

ARKAITZ MARTÍNEZ DE ALBENIZ LÓPEZ DE SUBIJANA
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

XABIER ABASOLO OSINAGA
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

AITZIBER PÉREZ BLANCO
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: acquittal

ASIER IÑIGO EGIZURAIN
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

DAVID LIZARRALDE PALACIOS
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

AIBOA CASARES ETXEBARRIA
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

IKER FRADE BILBAO
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-Currently in jail
-04/01/05, public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

AINARA FRADE BILBAO
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

OIER OA PUJOL
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: released on 20.000 € bail due to his being a minor

XABIER GOJENOLA GOITIA
-08/03/02: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-15/04/02: voluntarily appeared before the Audiencia Nacional and was remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence, two years and six months in jail with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day

GARIKOITZ MUJIKA ZUBIARRAIN
-08/03/02: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-charged in his absence

AITOR ELIZARAN AGUILAR
-08/03/02: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-charged in his absence

ENEKO AIZPURU GIRALDO
-08/03/02: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-19/04/02: arrested in the northern Basque Country, under French administration. Awaiting extradition proceedings
-19/06/02: Released alter two months
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-charged in his absence
-05/07/05: arrested in Bayonne and delivered to the spanish police

JON MARKEL ORMAZABAL GAZTAÑAGA
-08/03/02: voluntarily appeared before the Audiencia Nacional
-14/05/02: released on 20.000 € bail
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

UNAI GONZALEZ AZUA
-08/03/02: arrested
-11/03/02: remanded in custody
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-20/06/05: sentence: three years and six months in jail, with a further disqualification from passive suffrage for the same length of time, a fine of twenty months, at five euro per day and special disqualification from public employment or posts for 10 years

ZIGOR RUIZ JASO
-08/03/02: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-04/01/05: public prosecution requests de 14 years in jail (charged with membership of an armed organisation)
-charged in his absence

HARITZA GALARRAGA
-08/03/02: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-26/05/03: arrested in the French state for refusing to pay a fine
-19/06/03: released alter serving sentence
-12/05/04: arrested in the French state following an euro-order issued by Baltasar Garzón
-12/05/04: released
-09/07/04: extradition request by the Spanish state rejected

AMAIA REKARTE
-08/03/02: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-12/05/04: arrested in the French state following a euro-order issued by Baltasar Garzón -12/05/04: released
-09/07/04: extradition request by the Spanish state rejected

YVES MACHICOTE
-08/03/02: international arrest and extradition warrant issued
-26/05/03: arrested in the French state for refusing to pay a fine
-19/06/03: released alter serving sentence
-12/05/04: arrested in the French state following a euro-order issued by Baltasar Garzón -12/05/04: released
-09/07/04: extradition request by the Spanish state rejected