The National High Court annuls the semi-liberty of 'Anboto' and the third grades of Olarra Guridi and Agirregabiria

The Prison Supervision Court of the National High Court (AN) has annulled the semi-liberty regimegranted to the former head of ETA Soledad Iparragirre  Anboto\ u00A0pursuant to Article 100.2 of the Prison Regulations, as well as the third degree granted to Juan Antonio Olarra Guridi and Arkaitz Agirregabiria .

The National High Court revoked Soledad Iparragirre's regimeof semi-liberty  a few months ago for the first time, however, the Treatment Board of the prison in Zubieta (San Sebastián) where Anboto is being held proposed for the second time to make the regime more flexible in accordance with Article 100.2 of the Prison Regulations and to release him from prison from Monday to Friday for voluntary work with the obligation to return to prison.

In the order known on Tuesday, Judge Castro recalls that nothing has changed with regard to the first annulment, while stressing the seriousness of the crimes that have led to the conviction, as well as the fact that it will not be until September 2034 when the sentence ends definitively. In his opinion, the Prison Administration has not proposed, in addition to voluntary activity, "any new factual or treatment elements" justifying the application of the semi-liberty regime.

In thecase of Olarra Guridi , the judge states that there is a positive development, but considers that the development agreed under Article 100.2 has taken place in a short period of time, since it was granted in July 2025. In this regard, the judge considers that more time is needed for the third degree to verify that there are favourable factors.

Furthermore, he stresses that it should not be forgotten that in this case there are very serious terrorist offences and that the evolution of treatment should be analysed as a complex assessment, combining the inherent factors of treatment, the serving of the sentence (which expires in September 2032) and the payment of civil liability as a mechanism of reparation to the victims, and the judge therefore considers it appropriate to maintain the current semi-liberty regime of article 100.2.

In a third car, José Luis Castro has also revoked thethird degree granted to Arkaitz Aguirregabiria and has decided to keep him under the semi-liberty regime of article 100.2.