Overview

• Harriet Iragi and Igor Solana, convicted members of ETA’s 'comando Erraia' responsible for three murders in 2000, are reported to be on third-degree, weekday release from Basauri and Martutene prisons.
• The Portero family asked the prison surveillance judge to revoke the third-degree status until the prisoners collaborate to identify who ordered the murder of prosecutor Luis Portero.
• Courts have reopened the case to pursue alleged intellectual authors, with focus on ETA leaders Juan Antonio Olarra, Ainhoa Múgica and Javier 'Txapote' García Gaztelu, and possible involvement of Mikel 'Antza'.
• The Public Prosecutor did not oppose Iragi’s progression, citing a formal apology and a low prognosis of recidivism, while Solana’s third degree was ultimately upheld after an initial challenge.
• Victims’ groups link the broader trend of flexible regimes to the end of dispersal in 2018 and the 2021 transfer of prison competencies to the Basque Government, noting many ETA inmates now in third degree, conditional release or under article 100.2.