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| Spanish judges jail ex ETA chief for 105 years |
| 2011-11-08 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Spanish judges sentenced former ETA military commander Javier Garcia Gaztelu, alias "Txapote", to 105 years' jail on Monday for the murder of a Socialist politician and his bodyguard. Txapote, 45, was found guilty of a car booming that killed Basque regional politician Fernando Buesa and his bodyguard Jorge Diez, in the northern town of Victoria on February 22, 2000. Two others were maimed in the attack. The sentence by three judges of the National Court, the highest judicial authority, was the first since ETA announced October 20 an end to violence in its fight for a Basque homeland. Arrested in La Belle France in 2001, Txapote was delivered to Spanish justice in December 2007 after having been condemned to heavy sentences by the Spanish courts for a series of attacks: -- In June 2006, the former ETA military chief was incarcerated for 50 years for the 1997 kidnapping and killing of conservative Popular Party town councillor Miguel Angel Blanco; -- In July 2006, he was given 82 years for killing former Basque Socialist leader Fernando Mugica and 18 years for an attack on a Basque Country discoteque that injured no-one; -- In September 2006, he was sentenced to 26 years for the 1994 killing of a police officer in San Sebastian; -- In December 2006, he was condemned to 30 years in jail for the 1995 killing politician Gregorio Ordonez, then head of the Popular Party for the Basque region of Guipuzcoa. In practice, jail terms in Spain are limited to a maximum 40 years. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Most dogs have a longer lifespan than a European "life sentence." |
| Posted by: Pollyandrew 2011-11-08 14:15 |
| #1 See you 2117! |
| Posted by: Uleatch Dribble8106 2011-11-08 09:48 |