The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande Marlaskadeclared this Wednesday that the granting of the third diploma to ETA Harriet Iragi Gurrutxaga She is “approved by the judicial authority”, even if she admitted not knowing the content of the resolution. Of course, he insisted that these types of writings be published within “parameters of strict compliance with the law,” he said Wednesday at an event in Seville.
After hearing the news, the victims of terrorism of ETA This Tuesday they showed their “total disappointment” with the decision of the Government Basquenotably with the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, the Socialist Party Mary Jesus Saint Josephultimately responsible for having granted the semi-freedom regime to two “unrepentant” members of ETA and this, moreover, without proving how this decision was motivated, which had not happened until now .
This is the ETA Luis Mariñelarena Garciandiaconvicted of taking part in car bomb attack that cost socialist politician’s life Fernando Buesa and his escort Jorge Diez Elorza in the year 2000, and Harriet Iragi Gurrutxagasentenced to a total of 128 years in prison for three murders.
All three took place at Andalusia: dejected Luis Portergeneral prosecutor of the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia; participated in the murder of José María Martin CarpenaPP advisor in Malaga, died shot six times in front of his wife and daughter; and was involved in the attack on Colonel Medical Antonio Emilio Muñoz Cariñanos.
PSOE decision
Since the formation of the new Government, a coalition supported by the PNV and the PSOEthe latter party is responsible for granting third diplomas to ETA prisoners, a matter until now in the hands of Basque nationalists.
After the good results of the socialists in regional elections On April 21 (it went from 9% to 14% of the votes) against a PNV winning in votes but tied in seats with Bildu, the PSOE found itself with the strength to ask for more weight in the new executive.
The Peneuvistas, with Imanol Pradales like new lehendakariended up entrusting the Ministry of Justice to the minority partner for the first time.
“Not sorry”
So far, the self-government sent the victims’ associations “a sheet with detailed information” with which they could “check what they based their decisions on”, that is to say, check whether or not there was repentance on the part of the member of the ETA, explains the ETA member in a press release. statement. Collective of Victims of Terrorism in the Basque Country (Covid).
Covite considers that “neither of the two members of ETA meets the fundamental requirements required by law to progress in rank, namely repentance for their crimes” and “collaboration with Justice”.
ETA victims recall that general prison law includes the need to ask for forgiveness from victims and to collaborate expressly and concretely with Justice.
For example, a button: the two prisoners “are constantly exhibited by the nationalist left in their demonstrations where they demand their release, which proves that they do not repent”. In fact, this summer, the two ETA prisoners “were paraded and cheered” for several popular festivals.
Promise
The news of the third degree for these two ETA members also comes less than a week after the councilor herself promised in the Basque Parliament that she would promote change in the system. prison policy with ETA prisoners.
“Let no one expect me to special treatment to ETA prisoners,” he added Mary Jesus Saint Joseph during his appearance on September 25, during which he announced that “historical rigor” would be included among the axes of his new prison policy: “Thirteen years after having made them stop killing, we are not going to grant them this differentiated status.
“Our surprise was enormous to see that, less than a week after their energetic declarations in Parliament, we are doing exactly the same thing as the PNV was doing,” he lamented on Tuesday. Comfort Orderpresident of Covite. “They are playing with a very sensitive issue, which is the victims’ right to justice and to have sentences served in accordance with the law,” he added.
For all this, Covite will file a complaint with the public prosecutor’s office. National court that “it appeals to these last two thirds degrees” so that they can be reversed, given that it is the only institution which “can and must do so in the interest of the victims’ right to justice”.
“It is the Prosecutor’s Office that must guarantee our right to justice in the phase of execution of sentences,” insisted Ordóñez, sister of Gregory OrdonezPP councilor at the San Sebastian City Hall, assassinated by ETA in 1995, while eating in a restaurant in the capital of Gipuzkoa.
