Overview

• The Audiencia Nacional acquitted Iratxe Sorzabal of involvement in the 1995 Irún border attack, citing violations of her fundamental rights.
• Key evidence, including a confession, was deemed inadmissible as it was obtained under inhuman treatment, including the use of electrodes during her detention.
• A forensic report from the Instituto Vasco de Medicina Legal confirmed Sorzabal was tortured, leading to coerced admissions of guilt for multiple attacks.
• The prosecution had sought a 12-year prison sentence, financial compensation for affected parties, and a five-year ban from the attack site.
• This ruling follows Sorzabal’s April 2025 acquittal in a separate case involving a 1995 Alicante airport bombing, highlighting judicial scrutiny of evidence obtained through coercion.