Overview
- Asier Carrera Arenzana received conditional release after serving roughly 25 of the 30 years of effective prison time tied to his sentence.
- He had been in an open regime since October 2023 under telematic monitoring that removed the need for daily prison return.
- Conditions set by the court include prior judicial authorization for travel, a ban on media appearances that glorify terrorism or humiliate victims, proximity limits, and continued payment of civil liabilities.
- Carrera was sentenced in 2002 to more than 100 years for the Vitoria campus bombing that killed Socialist leader Fernando Buesa and his escort, Ertzaintza officer Jorge Díez, in February 2000.
- A 2022 grant of semi‑liberty by the Basque Government was appealed by prosecutors and revoked by the National Court in February 2023 as premature, and his case now joins 53 ETA prisoner releases recorded by the AVT since 2019.