Overview

• The Basauri prison board approved third-degree status for Juan Carlos Iglesias Chouzas after reviewing writings in which he expressed remorse, including a reference to being deeply marked by the death of Fabio Moreno.
• The board cited seven incident-free permits in 2025, family support, positive volunteer work, partial payment of civil liability, and a job offer as indicators of favorable rehabilitation.
• National prosecutors appealed the decision, noting the extreme seriousness of the offenses and the cumulative sentences totaling 1,123 years despite a 30-year effective maximum term.
• Iglesias Chouzas, convicted in connection with nearly twenty murders including the 1991 Erandio car-bomb that killed a two-year-old, is scheduled to complete his sentence in 2032 and had previously been granted Article 100.2 flexibility.
• Victims’ association Covite denounces reliance on inmate-authored statements as proof of remorse and calls the progression fraudulent, while survivor Alex Moreno says he wants a private, in-person apology.