The prosecution asks for 30 years in prison for five former ETA leaders for the murder of Gregorio Ordóñez
The defendants, who were part of the leadership of ETA, decided to assassinate the PP councillor in San Sebastián in January 1995, according to the indictment.
One of the defendants, 'Kantauri' by José Javier Arizcu, in a stock image.
The Public Prosecutor's Office of the National High Court has requested 30 years' imprisonment for five former ETA leaders who were partof the executive committee that decided to assassinate Gregorio Ordóñez, a PP councillor in Onostia on 23 January 1995.
The indictment is directed against Ignacio Gracia Arregui 'Iñaki de Renteria', José Javier Arizcuren 'Kantauri', Mikel Albisu 'Mikel Antza', Julian Achurra 'Pototo' and Juan Luis Aguirre 'Isuntza', who are currently between 63 and 71 years old.
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, the decision to assassinate Gregorio Ordóñez was taken "jointly and in a consensual manner" by the head of ETA in December 1994, and 'Kantauri' transmitted the order to the material authors: Francisco Javier García Gaztelu 'Txapote', Juan Ramón Carasatorre and Valentín Lasarte, the latter said at the time.
First victim of political significance
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, the murder falls within theframework of the "socialization of suffering" strategy promoted by ETA following the fall of Bidart's leadership in 1992, in which Gregorio Ordóñez was the first political victimelected.
On the other hand, according to legal sources, this case is the most advanced of a dozen proceedings in the National High Court against the former head of ETA, which has been greatly influenced in recent years by the complaints brought by the association of victims of terrorism Dignidad y Justicia.
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