Overview

• The Fiscalía de la Audiencia Nacional is the authority that can appeal third-degree classifications, and its decision will determine whether the ruling stands.
• This is the 18th third-degree progression approved in 2025 by the Basque Justice Ministry led by María Jesús San José, with three challenged so far, two revoked and one still under review.
• Victims' group Covite condemns the decision as fraudulent and a covert amnesty, arguing the legal requirement of remorse is unmet and that private handwritten letters used as proof are inadequate.
• Juan Carlos Iglesias Chouzas was convicted for multiple ETA attacks, including the killing of two-year-old Fabio Moreno, the son of a Guardia Civil.
• ABC reports he previously had daytime release under Article 100.2 and that third-degree status now allows him to spend weekends at home.