The Basque Government will inform the victims of ETA one by one of the permits granted to prisoners

The Basque Government will individually inform the victims of ETA of the prison permits obtained by prisoners serving sentences in the Basque Country, which until now have been communicated to associations of victims of terrorism. 

In a statement, the Basque Government stated that, with the aim of "improving the management of communications" and "ensuring adequate information" to victims, "the criterion applicable to the notification of prison permits has been revised".

The aim of this amendment is "to reconcile the right of victims to receive relevant information with more effective and homogeneous notification management". 

With regard to the system used so far, the Basque Government has acknowledged that this system has been 'inadequate' because 'in some cases resolutions have not been transmitted to the victims and in others sensitive and protected aspects of the files have been leaked'.

From this moment on, any victim who wishes to be informed of prison permits in the cases provided for by law may apply directly to the Basque Government through the channels enabled for this purpose, either by telephone (945016628) or by e-mail (attencionvictimas@euskadi.eus).

The Department of Victim Care shall provide a personalized response, resolve doubts and provide information that is legally required to be collected, ensuring the confidentiality and protection of data.