Overview

• The court’s decision formally elevates José Antonio Urruticoechea, known as Josu Ternera, from member to leader in the Batasuna case.
• A Guardia Civil acoustic report confirmed Ternera’s voice reading the May 3, 2018 communiqué announcing ETA’s end of activities.
• Investigators also seized a rare ETA internal document (BKO) at his French refuge that is normally restricted to the group’s executive committee.
• The recategorization followed a request by the civil association Dignidad y Justicia, which serves as popular accuser in the proceedings.
• Ternera remains on provisional release in France after his 2019 arrest and faces parallel terrorism-association trials whose outcomes could affect any future Spanish sentence.