Overview
- Mikel Albisu, known as Mikel Antza, told Judge Francisco de Jorge by videoconference that he had no participation in the 1995 assassination and declined to offer further detail.
- His statement mirrors the Sept. 10 denials by former ETA leaders Iñaki de Rentería and Juan Luis Aguirre Lete during their processing declarations.
- Five ex-chiefs are processed in the case for alleged leadership responsibility, including José Javier Arizcuren Ruiz ‘Kantauri’ and Julián Achurra ‘Pototo’.
- Guardia Civil reports and two repentant ETA members describe the executive committee (Zuba) as the body that decided attacks on politicians.
- The gunmen were previously convicted, with the current probe focused on potential leadership liability and a possible elevation of the case for trial.