Overview

• Jurdan Martitegi Lizaso misplaced his wallet in Zarautz during a recent prison furlough.
• Local officers discovered the item at the Zarautz police station where ETA once planted a bomb.
• Martitegi served as ETA’s military chief from late 2008 until his arrest by French police in Perpiñán on April 18, 2009.
• His family owns a home in the Basque town of Zarautz, which he regularly visits while on leave.
• The episode has revived public interest in ETA’s violent legacy and Martitegi’s role within the group.