US EditionEtarra Julen Atxurra Egurrola Is Released After 30 Years in Prison
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Former head of ETA Julen Atxurra Egurrola, alias Pototo and Erreka, was released this Tuesday from Zaballa Prison (Álava) after implementing the legislative reform approved unanimously in Congress in September 2024 that allows prisoners of the terrorist organization to be sentenced for the same crime in another country, according to the association of support for prisoners Etxerat and has confirmed THE COUNTRY in sources of the Basque Government.
Julen Atxurra Egurrola, alias 'Pototo', head of ETA's logistics apparatus and sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for the kidnapping of prison officer José Antonio Ortega Lara, among other attacks, has regained his freedom after 30 years of imprisonment, according to Etxerat.Potototo was arrested in July 1996 and was in the Alavesa prison in Zaballa after several rapprochements.However, despite his conviction, he has been released from pris…
He had been sentenced to 88 years in Spain, but leaves when he meets the maximum limit of 30 allowed by the prison regime
The ETA express leaves Zaballa prison after the accumulation of sentences served in France, according to Europa Press.
Julen Atxurra Egurrola, alias Pototo, head of ETA's logistics apparatus, has been released after 30 years in prison, according to Etxerat. Etarra was sentenced to 88 years in prison, with a maximum limit of 30, for the kidnapping of prison officer José Antonio Ortega Lara, among other attacks. The support group for prisoners of the terrorist gang has indicated on social networks that Atxurra Egurrola, a native of Lequeitio (Vizcaya), has been re…
Julen Atxurra was responsible for the logistics apparatus and accumulated sentences of almost 100 years in prison. He was expected to be released from prison in 2034 before the reform sponsored by Sánchez Leer
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